Chinese Northern Qi Caparisoned Horse
Northern Qi Dynasty, 550-577 A.D. A large ceramic figurine of a horse with head raised, mouth open and ears pricked, integrally modelled saddle, caparison, bridle and plume; tail absent. Cf. Arthur M. Sackler Museum, From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon, Cambridge, 2002, p. 92, no. 19, for a similar horse; cf. J.J. Lally & Co., Early Dynastic China Exhibition: Works of Art from Shang to Song, New York, 26 March - 26 April 1996, no. 5. 2.85 kg, 39 cm high (15 3/8 in.). Acquired 1980s-1990s.Ex West Country collection.Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g65 from Oxford Authentication. A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]