Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. 466h44 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN EQUESTRIENNE
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The straw and amber-glazed horse standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the rider seated on a black-painted saddle set atop a splashed-glazed blanket, her hands positioned to hold reins, wearing a green-glazed coat with pale amber lapels, her hair pulled up into a topknot
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high, wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The straw and amber-glazed horse standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the rider seated on a black-painted saddle set atop a splashed-glazed blanket, her hands positioned to hold reins, wearing a green-glazed coat with pale amber lapels, her hair pulled up into a topknot
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Yin Chuan Tang Ltd., Hong Kong, 2 February 1988.
Greenwald Collection no. 24.
Greenwald Collection no. 24.
Literature
Gerald M. Greenwald, The Greenwald Collection, Two Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics, 1996, no. 24.
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