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Description:
OFFERED HERE IS:
Beautiful Han Dynasty Painted Tomb Pottery Horse and Rider
Period: Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD, China.
Size: This beautiful horse and rider measures approximately 12.5 inches tall and 11.2 inches long. Approx. 4" wide.
Condition: Good, with no repairs that I can see, original vivid color pigments remaining, some color fading, abrasions, small chips and/or minor deterioration.
Description: This is a wonderful example of a painted piece of Han tomb pottery. * NOTE CHAINS ON HORSES ANKLES* The horse is still very detailed. The horse and rider are decorated with beautiful colors.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, circa 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 31.75 C.M. / Length 28.45 C.M. / Width approx. 10 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
The Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet - RMN describes the "Tomb Horses" as follows:
"This animal, with its body solidly planted on sturdy legs and its prominent eyelids, geometrical jaws and flaring nostrils, has an extraordinarily expressive look, symbolizing the strength of the Chinese horse. The curves and counter-curves of its morphology are deliberately accentuated and executed like a flowing brushstroke. It is a spirited, picturesque work, typical of Sichuan productions. Contacts with the peoples of Central Asia enabled the Chinese to discover new breeds of horses. Among the most highly sought-after were the swift steeds from Ferghâna (modern Uzbekistan) that inspired artistic creations which glorified their beauty. However, this type of figure should not however be taken to represent any specific breed as most often it involved a composite, idealized image combining the large pricked-up ears, sunken nose, and protruding, frog-like eyes of the Chinese horse with the tall head of the Arab breed.
The figure was fired in a twin-section mould, and the lightly fired, flaky ochre material retained a natural aspect characteristic of works from the region.
The horse was an allegorical symbol of the aristocracy and as such featured in all tombs of high-ranking people. Under the Han dynasties the decoration and furnishings of the funeral chamber reflected the life of the deceased and testified to a will to survive beyond death. The statuettes thus represented the mortal world with an astonishing feeling for movement and grasp of essential gestures. In the case of some families the practice was a public affirmation of filial piety. This Confucian virtue regarded death as a pivotal stage between two lives linked by the tomb.
GUARANTEED A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE. YOU WILL LOVE THE ORIGINALITY VIRTUALLY AS IT CAME OUT OF A BURIAL SITE.
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| Status: No Longer Available |
Reference#: tomb_2 |
| Condition:
Excellent/Near Mint |
Year:
206
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| Country:
CHINA |
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| Height:
12 in. (30.48 cm) |
Depth:
4 in. (10.16 cm) |
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Width: 11 in. (27.94 cm)
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| Title:
Han Dynasty, Chinese Painted Tomb Pottery Horse and Rider |
Style:
HAN DYNASTY TOMB HORSE AND RIDER |
| Materials:
CLAY TOMB POTTERY |
Type:
tomb pottery |
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