IM3
£19,500
Description
A pair of Chinese pottery large unglazed models of equestrian archers, one with his right arm raised to hold the bow and his left arm pulled towards his chest to hold the arrow, the other with his left arm raised to hold the bow and his right arm pulled towards his chest to hold the arrow, each seated on a painted animal skin saddlecloth, one with black dots on a white ground, the other with white dots on a black ground, the horses with open mouths, pricked ears and trimmed manes, each archer with expressive and concentrated facial details with a long beard and moustache, all with original pigmentation in terracotta colour, white, black, pink, all on a rectangular base.
One 17 ½ inches, 44.5 cm high; 16 inches, 40.7cm long. The other 18 inches, 45 cm high. 16 ¼ inches, 40.3 cm long.
Tang dynasty, 618-907.
Provenance & Additional Information
- From the Marber Family Collection.
- Sold by Roger Keverne, London, 16th May 2002.
- A similar example from the tomb of crown prince Yide in Qian County, is now in the collection of the Shann Xi Historical Museum and is illustrated in Treasures of Chang’an, Capital of the Silk Road, pp. 222/3.
Condition
Good
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