Lot 237
CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY HORSE WITH A MALE MUSICIAN
TANG DYNASTY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
唐 加彩陶馬及孔雀冠飾樂師俑
the terracotta horse sturdily potted, wearing a saddle and trappings, standing on a rectangular base, together with a male musician holding a drum stick in his left hand, the drum attached to the saddle, with a bird resting on his right hand, his headdress surmounted with a colourful peacock with its bold tail feathers trailing down to his back
Dimensions
50cm high
Provenance
The Jon Lawton Collection, England;
Formerly in the D. Ma family collection.
英格蘭Jon Lawton收藏；
D. Ma家族舊藏。
Footnote
A closely comparable painted grey pottery figure of a horse and separate rider in the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, was sold at Christie's New York, 18 March 2009, lot 324.
Report of Thermoluminescence Analysis (TL Test), Oxford Authentication Ltd., no. C126m53, the result corresponding to the stated period. With a copy of the certificate dated 17 September 2026.