Lot 219
GROUP OF CHINESE THREE POTTERY POLYCHROMED FIGURES OF POLO PLAYERS
TANG DYNASTY
Auction: 13 February 2014 at 11:00 GMT
£1,000
Description
astride a galloping horse, extending all four legs to their fullest in mid air, the female polo player seated firmly in the saddle with legs stretched forwards, the body twisted to the one side, their arms bent to swing the polo stick, on later perspex stands (3)
Footnote
Provenance: from the collection of Professor Gunther Doeker-Mach and Alice Tay.