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LOT 0365

Estimate
GBP (£) 3,000 - 4,000
EUR (€) 3,520 - 4,690
USD ($) 3,820 - 5,090

CHINESE STRIDING HORSE
TANG DYNASTY, 618-906 AD
23 1/4" (8.1 kg, 59 cm).

A ceramic horse figurine finely modelled in a standing pose with tilted head, the eyes and mouth wide open, the nostrils flared, the mane a solid band with parted forelock; the musculature of the neck, shoulders and haunches emphasised.

PROVENANCE:
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980.

CONDITION