CHINESE NORTHER WEI DYNASTY TERRACOTTA CUIRASSED HORSE - TL TESTED

Northern Wei Dynasty, Ca. AD 386-534
An elegant Northern Wei hollow-moulded terracotta horse, modelled in a standing pose with its neck elegantly arched and its ears pricked forward attentively. The mane is indicated with the use a scalloped red design with white dotted details. The head is well modelled and enriched with a feather ornament, a tasselled rope looped around the top of the neck and tufted ornaments on the chest collar. The back is covered with a long red cloth with white dotted detailing. The rump is encircled by a series of intricate tassels, attached to a tufted back piece. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla.
Size: 360mm x 320mm; Weight: 2.60kg
Provenance: Property of London Art gallery; formerly in a Somerset estate collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s-90s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate: GBP 4000 - 6000