J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York

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Past Exhibition

Chinese Art: The Szekeres Collection

March 13-29, 2019

A GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SADDLED HORSE
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A GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SADDLED HORSE

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907)

with cropped mane and docked tail, standing four square on a rectangular base, the head fitted with a bridle and turned to one side with ears pricked, covered all over with a cream-white glaze of pale yellowish tint, the mane and forelock splashed with amber brown, the saddle and blanket unglazed and showing extensive remains of original cinnabar red.

Height 13 3⁄4 inches (34.9 cm)

Compare the very similar glazed pottery horse from the Turner Collection, now in the Columbia Museum of Art, illustrated in Eye to the East: The Turner Collection of Chinese Art, Columbia, 2008, p. 30.

唐 彩釉陶馬 高 34.9 厘米

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A GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A SADDLED HORSE

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907)

Height 13 3⁄4 inches (34.9 cm)

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