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LOT 2306
Large Chinese Warring States Terracotta Caparisoned Horse
WARRING STATES, 475-221 B.C.
17 in. (4.6 kg, 43.5 cm).
In collected pose with flexed neck; the fully detailed caparison including a breast-band with bells, billowing saddle-cloth and integral saddle; blanket-like crupper with applied bosses with gilt flowers and hanging tassels, the bridle with gilt bosses.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.17CM180321 from Laboratory Kotalla.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 67.62.2, for a similar but less elaborate horse in a dynamic pose.
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LOT 2306
Large Chinese Warring States Terracotta Caparisoned Horse
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
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Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
Song literary and historical evidence confirm that Jianyao tea bowls were highly prized at the imperial court and famous throughout China during the Northern Song dynasty, and mention that the great aesthete and connoisseur Emperor Huizong (r. 1100–1125) was ‘. . . an enthusiastic devotee. . . of Jian tea bowls’. -
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
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Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. From a London, UK, collection.
