A painted pottery Tang horse with raised neck
The horse with the raised right front leg is well modeled, the cut mane leaves the neck free and enhances the twist, the tail is knotted according to the taste of the time and the movable saddle covered by a knotted cloth is resting on an oval gualdrappa . The long, powerful, fully raised neck is turned to the left, while the head facing upwards has an open mouth, large, protruding eyes and tense ears.The plasticity of this horse demonstrates the high sophistication and skill of the artists of the time in modeling the steeds with a strong realistic sense, typical of the Tang period, emphasizing the dynamism and gestures of the animal.The thermoluminescence test attests to the declared era.
Tang Dynasty (618-907 d.C.)
China - Shaanxi province
The horse with the raised right front leg is well modeled, the cut mane leaves the neck free and enhances the twist, the tail is knotted according to the taste of the time and the movable saddle covered by a knotted cloth is resting on an oval gualdrappa . The long, powerful, fully raised neck is turned to the left, while the head facing upwards has an open mouth, large, protruding eyes and tense ears.The plasticity of this horse demonstrates the high sophistication and skill of the artists of the time in modeling the steeds with a strong realistic sense, typical of the Tang period, emphasizing the dynamism and gestures of the animal.The thermoluminescence test attests to the declared era. - Schreiber Collezioni