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Lot 132 Dα

A pottery figure of a polo player. Tang dynasty (618–907)

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 4.914 € (incl. premium)

A pottery figure of a polo player. Tang dynasty (618–907)

A figure of a polo player astride a galloping horse, all four legs fully extended in mid air, the polo player seated firmly in the saddle, the body twisted to the left, the arms bent to swing the polo stick. Buff earthenware covered with remnants of white slip and red and black pigment. Repaired.
Height 26 cm; length 37 cm

唐 陶彩繪打马球俑

證書: 2022年4月20日編號C122d60的牛津「熱釋光測年法」鑒定証書佐証年代
來源: 私人收藏, 2000年代初收購于藝術界

Certificate

TL-Test, Oxford, No. C122d60, 20.4.2022, confirms the dating

Provenance

Private collection, acquired in the art market in the early 2000s