拍品专文
Compare a similar horse illustrated by Sir John Figgess, "Chinese Ceramics in the Matsuoka Museum of Art in Tokyo", T.O.C.S., vol. 51, 1986-87, pl. 3
TANG DYNASTY
细节
A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED BUFF POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAPARISONED HORSE
Tang Dynasty
The powerfully and naturalistically modeled horse standing foursquare on a rectangular base and turning slightly to the left, harnessed with brown-glazed straps decorated with florette repouss appliques suspending foliate pendants around the shoulder and rump, the halter with similar pendants flanking the cheeks and below the parted forelock, with a green-glazed saddle over a blanket splashed with green, amber and straw glazes, the mane trimmed short, the body straw glazed, the muzzle glazed amber, base replaced
32in. (81.3cm.) long
Tang Dynasty
The powerfully and naturalistically modeled horse standing foursquare on a rectangular base and turning slightly to the left, harnessed with brown-glazed straps decorated with florette repouss appliques suspending foliate pendants around the shoulder and rump, the halter with similar pendants flanking the cheeks and below the parted forelock, with a green-glazed saddle over a blanket splashed with green, amber and straw glazes, the mane trimmed short, the body straw glazed, the muzzle glazed amber, base replaced
32in. (81.3cm.) long