A GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY HORSE HAN DYNASTY

modelled standing four-square with head raised, covered overall in a light silvery green glaze, 33cm., 13in; together with an unglazed pottery figure of an attendant, Han Dynasty

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 5.

horse: Inspected under UV light, which revealed lines of fluorescence across the mid-section of the tail, across the mid-section of the body and across the upper body just behind the front legs. The neck also appears to have been restored. Both ears also appear to have been restored. The green glaze covered with a thin layer of encrustation/earth. The bottom of the tail chipped and missing. attendant: There is a break across the neck. The contours of the face are worn. Traces of white, orange and brown pigment still visible.
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