New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Funerary Sculpture in the Form of a Horse and Female Rider

Artist Unknown

Date8th century A.D.

MediumCeramic | Lead glaze | white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed glazed over molded decorations | sancai ware

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (36.8 x 8.3 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry

Object number36.8.105

Terms

Horse and rider
Yellow
Green
Cream
Black
Red
China

Collections

Asian Art

On View

On view

DescriptionTomb pottery figure of a horse and rider. Vigorously modeled yellow glazed horse stands foursquare on slightly concave rectangle looking to his left; woman in green robe sits astride him looking straight ahead, arms (with sleeves over hands) at her sides. She wears cream colored scarf around neck which falls down back; saddle also cream colored. Head unglazed, has high topknot; traces of black pigment for eyes and eyebrows, some red around mouth. Horse and figure hollow.

Label TextTomb Figure of a Horse and Rider Chinese, Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) Lead glazed earthenware Gift of Dr. James C. Perry in memory of Nancy Nash Perry 36.8.105