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A Chinese painted pottery figure of a Prancing horse, Tang…
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Melbourne
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22-Mar-2015
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A Chinese painted pottery figure of a Prancing horse, Tang Dynasty (618-906). The spirited horse with reddened mane swept to one side, leaning back on three legs, with the front right foreleg raised, the saddle covered with a cloth incised with design, the tail tied back neatly by a ribbon, (traces of pigment), 72 cm high. The result of CityU Professional Services Ltd thermoluminescence test no. 02495 is consistent with the dating of this lot. Provenance: Acquired from a private collection, Melbourne, 2008. Reference: For another pottery figure of a prancing horse, please see Christies New York 18 September 2014, Lot 719
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Antiquities: Asian