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Lot: 1243

Chinese Han horse

large terracotta horse made up of three separately modeled parts: the head, body and tail of the animal. Due to its style and lack of polychromy, it can be classified as a production from Sichuan province in the Han period. Funerary sculptures representing elegantly upright horses like this one, as well as other animals (dogs are among the most common) and figures of men and women performing everyday actions such as preparing food or playing musical instruments.

This horse is presented with the right front leg half erect in a walking attitude and the head rigidly facing forward. On the snout you can see the snout or snout schematically. The teeth and lips are very well defined, in a neighing attitude. The ears are erect, with long, thick hair falling between them.

The Han Dynasty ruled China from 206 BC to 206 BC. C. and 220 AD. C., more than four centuries during which the political, social and economic structures of China were consolidated, leading the country to the most glorious period in its history. The art of this period continues to be predominantly funerary, although it reflects the very high artistic level that would be achieved in both the capitals and the provinces. These preserved objects provide us with information about daily life and customs of the time, as the art becomes much more mundane than the bronzes of the Zhou and Shang periods. The structures of the tombs also changed: the Shang tombs were vertical, while the Han tombs were built in the form of underground palaces. They were decorated with reliefs stamped with scenes from the life of the deceased and a new material, lacquer, was used as an artistic medium.

CONSERVATION: Reassembled from large fragments, all original, with restoration of the break lines. Figures of this type, given their size, are never preserved intact.

DOCUMENTS: Attached OXFORD thermoluminescence test No. C106q41 year 2006. Certificate of authenticity.

Provenance: MFS private collection, Madrid. Purchased at a New York auction house.

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Object

ceramic horse

Material

Pottery

Country

China

Measures

100x30x80cm

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