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Lot 2010
A Chinese Funerary Tomb Sculpture of a Horse
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Tang dynasty style, earthenware with pigments, the horse has a strong muscular body that rises from a rectangular plinth, the horse's head is lowered and turned towards the viewer displaying its large sad eyes and mouth open showing its teeth, he wears a blanket and saddle on his back, comes together with a custom carved wooden stand.

16 1/4 x 19 x 6 1/2 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Good estate condition; a few minor nicks to edges; chip to mane; scattered remnants of white pigments; repair to one ear.