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A MONUMENTAL SICHUAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE, HAN DYNASTY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 6 October 2015, based on sample number C115j56, sets the firing date of all three samples taken between 1500 and 2400 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot.Exhibited: The International Show, 23-29 October 2015, Park Avenue Armory, New York.China, 206 BC to 220 AD. Powerfully modeled striding with the right leg forward and tail raised, the back surmounted by a saddle and plain bordered saddles, the head richly detailed with crisply defined expressive features and a bridle that includes the ends of the bit and bosses at the interstices, the open mouth below flaring nostrils and wide bulging eyes, ears pricked alertly on either side of the hogged mane which follows the line of the powerful, arched neck, the haunches incised with stylized muscles and terminating in pronounced hooves.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Ancient wear, firing irregularities, signs of weathering and soiling from burial, encrustations, nicks, scratches, minor losses. The right back leg with an old repair which was sensitively renewed in 2015 as documented by a condition report written by expert restorer Stefan Kaloudov from Aetos Art & Design on 19 October 2015, further noting: “There were no visible cracks or damages of the structure. The craftsmanship and the materials look authentic and consistent with the period. The incrustations and deposits on the surface are genuine. […] The final touch ups were done using the original clay from the period found in the horse.” A copy of the report accompanies this lot.Provenance:-The T. T. Tsui Collection, Hong Kong, 1970s.-A private collection, acquired from the above in the 1980s.-Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, by 2015, Art Loss Register reference S00106561.-A distinguished American private collector, acquired from the above on 23 January 2017.A copy of a Research Summary from Ariadne Galleries, confirming the provenance and dating above, accompanies this lot.Dr. Tsui Tsin Tong (1941-2010) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist, and connoisseur of Chinese antiques. He was also a Hong Kong member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Tsui began collecting antiques in the 1970s and later exhibited pieces of his collection in the Tsui Museum of Art, a gallery within the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. His collection included over 700 pieces of art and antiquities, mainly focusing on ceramics ranging from painted pottery of the Neolithic period to the porcelain of the Qing dynasty. Dr. Tsui also founded the Tsui Art Foundation and loaned a part of his collection to the University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and has made donations to galleries in Australia, England, and the United States.Founded in 1972, Ariadne Galleries has established a reputation as one of the world's leading dealers in the field of ancient art. With a prominent gallery in New York's upper East side for many years, in 2014 Ariadne opened its second gallery in London's historic art district, Mayfair. With nearly fifty years in the industry, Ariadne boasts of several important private collectors and foundations among its clients, as well as some of the world's most celebrated museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard University Art Museums, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.Dimensions: Height 110 cmThis sculpture offers a dynamic representation of a spirited horse which expertly captures the realism of this magnificent beast whilst at the same time retaining the stylization typical of the period. The animal, with its stocky, sturdy legs, flaring nostrils, geometric jaws and large eyes is imbued with an extraordinary vitality and strength of expression, symbolizing the power of the horse in Chinese civilization.The horse had long been revered for its military importance and majestic beauty, and, as an allegory of wealth and the aristocracy, it featured in the tombs of all high-ranking individuals. However, it was during the Han Dynasty, specifically under Emperor Wudi (r. 141-87 BC), that contacts with the peoples of Central Asia enabled the Chinese to discover new breeds of horse, specifically the fabled and highly sought-after Ferghana steeds from modern Uzbekistan, which were to be instrumental in the Emperor's defeat of the barbarians. These larger, more powerful horses established the Silk Road and were referred to by the Chinese as "heavenly horses". Considered a type of heavenly apparition and a symbol of divine favor, they inspired artistic creations in terracotta, stone and wood that sought to glorify and perpetuate their beauty.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Los Angeles, 4 April 2022, lot 50Price: USD 35,312 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A massive Sichuan pottery horse, Han dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose and modeling. Note the similar size (108 cm) and lacking saddle. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 20 March 2001, lot 169Price: USD 47,000 or approx. EUR 73,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A massive grey pottery figure of a horse, Han dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose and decoration. Note the larger size (137.1 cm).

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