AN AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE TANG DYNASTY |

modeled standing foursquare atop a rectangular base, the head raised and turning slightly leftwards, the ears pinned back, bulging eyes and flaring nostrils conveying restless energy, the mane docked and runneled, the saddle and saddlecloth unglazed, a small aperture for the tail, the body glazed a rich chestnut color save the cream-colored blaze

Collection of Irene and Earl (1908-1988) Morse, and thence by descent.

Spiritual and Ritual, The Morse Collection of Ancient Chinese Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1982, cat. no 41.

There is an infilled patch to the right haunch, measuring approx. 2.9 x 2.5 cm, with an associated crack running horizontally across the tail hole and extending approx. 5 cm long. Overall with a few chips and losses to the surface and extremities, and some expected wear and firing imperfections, all consistent with age and type.
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