A LARGE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A STANDING HORSE

Description:

China, Tang dynasty
H. 51 cm
Standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the head slightly curved to one side with its mouth open
From a European private collection, acquired at L.H.W. Hong Kong, 22 November 2007, the results of a TL analysis (Oxford C199z93, 26 August 1999) are consistent with the dating of this lot - Restored breaks
Cf. with horses related in size, glaze and posture, sold by Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2021, lot 605, Bonhams Los Angeles, 15 December 2020, lot 541, Christie's New York, 22 March 1999, lot 226 and 22 March 2013, lot 1432 and Christie's Amsterdam, 23 March 2011, lot 27.