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LOT 93

Lot 93

A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)

A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Lot 93 Details
A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)

汉 大型灰陶马

Modeled midstride with the right leg forward and the neck rising to a characteristic 'S'-shape to support an expressive head featuring pricked ears, bulging eyes, and open mouth as if in mid-neigh, its mane clipped and tail knotted, traces of pigment throughout
48.8 x 42.1 x 13 in — 124 x 107 x 33 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $10,240
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
  • A Massive Sichuan Grey Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse, Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Provenance:

Pao & Moltke Ltd., Toronto, July 30, 2004

Note:

Compare with similar-sized horses from Bonhams Los Angeles, April 14, 2022, lot 50; Sotheby's New York, March 19, 2007, lot 583; Sotheby's New York, June 2, 1993, lot 251; and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 98.19.
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/27557/lot/50/a-massive-sichuan-pottery-horse-han-dynasty/
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2007/fine-chinese-ceramics-and-works-of-art-including-property-from-the-collection-of-the-albright-knox-art-gallery-buffalo-new-york-n08299/lot.583.html
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/5623/prancing-horse-china

Compare also with horses with the same provenance sold at Bonhams London, November 1, 2021, lot 387; and Galerie Zacke, Vienna, March 11, 2022, lot 464.
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26831/lot/387/a-massive-sichuan-pottery-model-of-a-horse-han-dynasty/
https://www.zacke.at/auction/lot/464-a-very-large-and-massive-sichuan-pottery-figure-of-a-striding-horse-han-dynasty/?lot=16678

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