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Chinese bronze pots in a glass display cabinet in a museum setting

chinese Collection

Set of twelve painted equestrian figures

Artist: Unknown
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These horsemen statues were made to be buried in a tomb. They would have been placed with a number of other figures to accompany the deceased in the afterlife. Each horse is finely modelled with an expressive head and a long mane, which is composed of a number of strands of applied clay. The individual riders are each seated on a saddle-cloth, which is painted as the skin of a tiger or a leopard. Riders and horses are painted with red, white, greenand black pigments.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Set of twelve painted equestrian figures
Date
Tang dynasty (AD 618-906), about AD 700-800
Medium
Pottery
Dimensions
H: 49 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0245.A
Collection
Chinese Bronzes
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