AN AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A STANDING HORSE

Description:

China, Tang dynasty
H. 51 cm
Finely modelled standing foursquare on a rectangular base, with its head slightly turned to the left, the mouth slightly opened, the face and hooves covered in a cream glaze, the rest of the body covered in a thick amber glaze, bareback.
From a European private collection, acquired at J.J. Lally & Co. New York, 28 March 2005 - Rest. breaks at the legs and neck, the tail lost
Publ. in J.J. Lally & Co.: Early Chinese Ceramics - An American Private Collection, New York, 2005, catalogue no. 8
Cf. a horse of similar imposing stature and equally cream and amber glazed, sold by Christie's London, 5 December 2019, lot 24; a slightly larger example with forward facing head, sold by Bonhams New York, 18 March 2024, lot 289; a pair of even larger horses, also bareback, sold by Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 313; and a horse with cream-glazed body and amber hooves, sold by Sotheby's London, 7 November 2018, lot 58.