A rare 'sancai'-glazed pottery equestrian Tang dynasty the rider of Altaic Tokarian type, his unglazed face painted in fine detail with black pigment on his eyes, eyebrows and goatee, the lips accented with red pigment, wearing a close-fitting hood painted in orange pigment, his chestnut-glazed tunic with long outer sleeves revealing a layer of green clothing beneath, his hands clasped, seated astride a powerfully modeled horse glazed green with an iridescent sheen overall, its turned head with bulging eyes and flared nostrils, the thick mane, hooves, docked tail, trappings and saddle picked out in black and the saddle blanket splashed in green, chestnut and cream-colored glaze height 16 in., 40.6 cm; length 14 in., 35.6 cm
A rare 'sancai'-glazed pottery equestrian Tang dynasty the rider of Altaic Tokarian type, his unglazed face painted in fine detail with black pigment on his eyes, eyebrows and goatee, the lips accented with red pigment, wearing a close-fitting hood painted in orange pigment, his chestnut-glazed tunic with long outer sleeves revealing a layer of green clothing beneath, his hands clasped, seated astride a powerfully modeled horse glazed green with an iridescent sheen overall, its turned head with bulging eyes and flared nostrils, the thick mane, hooves, docked tail, trappings and saddle picked out in black and the saddle blanket splashed in green, chestnut and cream-colored glaze height 16 in., 40.6 cm; length 14 in., 35.6 cm
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