A STRAW-GLAZED AND COLD-PAINTED FIGURE OF AN EQUESTRIENNE TANG DYNASTY

the well-modeled rider sitting upright with the left hand poised as if to tug on the reins, wearing a long gown, cropped jacket and a balaclava draped over the head, the facial features, sensitively rendered, convey a determined and focused demeanor, the horse standing foursquare on a plinth, its head slightly lowered in a compliant gesture, mouth open, covered overall with a pale yellow glaze and further ornamented with colorful pigments defining the rider's head, face and robes, the saddle cloth, mane, reins and eyes, ears, nose and mouth of the horse, wood stand, with fitted box (3)

Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.

Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Volume One, Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1976, p.71, no. 188.
Sekai touji zenshu, vol. 9, Tokyo, 1961, pl. 105.

There are the expected restored breaks to all four legs and to the plinth. The tail and one arm of the figure has been restored. General wear and loss of pigment.
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A very similar figure is illustrated in James C.Y. Watt, China, Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2004, no. 183.