Set of twelve painted equestrian figures
Artist: Unknown
On display
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