A CHINESE POTTERY LARGE UNGLAZED MODEL OF AN EQUESTRIAN... Lot 125

A CHINESE POTTERY LARGE UNGLAZED MODEL OF AN EQUESTRIAN ARCHER TANG DYNASTY, 618-907 with his left arm raised to hold the bow and his right arm pulled towards his chest to hold the arrow, seated on an animal skin saddlecloth, with white dots on a black ground, the horse with open mouth, pricked ears and trimmed mane, the archer with a most expressive and concentrated facial details with long beard and moustache, all with original pigmentation in terracotta colour, white, black and red, the horse with bulging detailed eyes, all on a rectangular base. 45cm high x 40.3cm long PROVENANCE: From an English private collection, Highgate, London. Sold by Roger Keverne, London, 16th May 2002