An excellent true pair of Tang Dynasty (e. 700 A.D.) Sancai (3 color) Glazed Horses with unsecured saddles. Superb condition for the period and of well-sized proportions with removable tails.
This period was the golden age of Horse sculpture as the horse was revered both spiritually and in secular life. These types of glazed sculpture are no longer able to be exported from China, so the availability is limited to what is already in the country.
Item# 5179
Date: Tang Dynasty (c. 618-906 CE)
Medium: Glazed Ceramic
Subject: Pair of Horses
Size: 21 ” H x 22” L
An excellent true pair of Tang Dynasty (e. 700 A.D.) Sancai (3 color) Glazed Horses with unsecured saddles. Superb condition for the period and of well-sized proportions with removable tails.
This period was the golden age of Horse sculpture as the horse was revered both spiritually and in secular life. These types of glazed sculpture are no longer able to be exported from China, so the availability is limited to what is already in the country.
Item# 5179
Date: Tang Dynasty (c. 618-906 CE)
Medium: Glazed Ceramic
Subject: Pair of Horses
Size: 21 ” H x 22” L