A Chinese painted pottery figure of a Prancing horse, Tang…
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A Chinese painted pottery figure of a Prancing horse, Tang Dynasty (618-906). The spirited horse with reddened mane swept to one side, leaning back on three legs, with the front right foreleg raised, the saddle covered with a cloth incised with design, the tail tied back neatly by a ribbon, (traces of pigment), 72 cm high. The result of CityU Professional Services Ltd thermoluminescence test no. 02495 is consistent with the dating of this lot. Provenance: Acquired from a private collection, Melbourne, 2008. Reference: For another pottery figure of a prancing horse, please see Christies New York 18 September 2014, Lot 719

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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