Lot Essay
This horse is of the early Western Han type unearthed at Yanjiawan, near Xianyang, Shaanxi province.
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WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 9)
Details
A LARGE PAINTED GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 9)
Shown standing foursquare with head facing forward, the head modeled with flat cheeks, prominent brows and slightly open mouth, the ears alertly pricked, with separate socketed tail, covered overall with brick-red pigment
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 9)
Shown standing foursquare with head facing forward, the head modeled with flat cheeks, prominent brows and slightly open mouth, the ears alertly pricked, with separate socketed tail, covered overall with brick-red pigment
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
Provenance
In the United States prior to 1987.
Greenwald Collection no. 1.
Greenwald Collection no. 1.
Literature
Gerald M. Greenwald, The Greenwald Collection, Two Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics, 1996, no. 1.
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