Figure
79-20-1
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 79-20-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Tang Dynasty |
Date Made | Tang Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Unglazed | Fired | Painted (uncertain) |
Iconography | Horse |
Description | Unglazed figure of a horse with elaborate trappings; the horse stands foresquare on a square base with head slightly raised; elaborate trappings consist of plumes on the head, neck and rump with molded design of fleur de lys at the neck; elaborate saddle cloth sweeping backward; traces of pigment; extensive earth remaining on the figure; extensive restoration on the body, legs, base, saddle cloth, plumes and head. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Jr., 1979 |
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