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A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY HORSES, HAN DYNASTY
奥地利
2024年12月17日 开拍
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A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY HORSES, HAN DYNASTY

China, 202 BC-220 AD. Each standing foursquare with the head slightly turned inquisitively, the face modeled with a long snout, pricked ears, bulging eyes, and flaring nostrils, and the stout body with the mane hogged and tail docked.

Provenance: Marc Richards, Los Angeles, September 2000. A private collection in southern Germany, acquired from the above. Marc Richards began his career as a dealer in ancient beads, textiles, and artifacts. In 1979, he opened his eponymous Asian art gallery in Los Angeles, importing art and antiques from India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Hong Kong, and ten years later adding local artists including Mary Corse and John Millei. During his many trips to Asia, Richards began importing ancient Chinese pottery, and befriended Manfred Schoeni in Hong Kong. Since 2014, Richards has been moderating a series of art panels in Los Angeles, interviewing prominent collectors and dealers, including Dean Valentine, Cliff Einstein, Tim Blum, and David Kordansky. Today , the Marc Richards Gallery in Los Angeles specializes in Ancient Chinese Ceramics and Bronzes from the Neolithic, Warring States, Han, and Tang Dynasties.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear, ancient weathering and soiling from burial, small losses, firing cracks, encrustations, repairs and touchups as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations.

Weight: 1,506 g and 1,369 g
Dimensions: Length 28 and 27 cm, Height 28.8 cm (each)

Elaborate burials are a defining aspect of traditional Chinese culture and grave goods provide us extraordinary amounts of information about how the ancient Chinese lived. The horse-riding military, which began in the 3rd century BC, grew rapidly during the 2nd century BC, to meet the challenge of horse-riding peoples threatening China along the northern frontier. These large, powerful, horses were new to China. Traded for luxurious silk, they were the first major import to China from the newly established trade corridor to the Mediterranean world. Within a few years, the marvelous Arabian steeds had become immensely popular with military and aristocracy alike and upper-class tombs began to be filled with images of these great horses for use in the afterlife.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 3 October 2002, lot 435
Price: USD 4,780 or approx. EUR 8,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small painted-pottery model of a horse, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar stance. Note the size (40.6 cm) and that the lot comprises a single horse.

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拍品估价:800 - 1,600 欧元 起拍价格:800 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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