Saddled Horse

anonymous, c. 400 - c. 500

The small head of this sturdy horse is aimed straight ahead, with the forelocks of its mane protruding between its pricked-up ears. The harness is lavishly and meticulously decorated with hangers, stylized flowers, and ornaments on its rear legs. This kind of terracotta horse served as a burial good, and was usually part of a group with which it formed a parade.

Artwork typetomb figure
Object numberAK-MAK-533
Dimensionsheight 23.3 cm x length 21 cm x width 18.3 cm
Physical characteristicsaardewerk met resten van een polychrome beschildering

Identification

Title(s)
- Funeral figure in the shape of a horse
- Saddled Horse
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-533
Description
Graffiguur van aardewerk, beschilderd met rood. Een opgetuigd paard, met een kleed over het rijkversierde zadel.

Creation

Creation
potter: anonymous, China
Dating
c. 400 - c. 500
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Material and technique

Physical description
aardewerk met resten van een polychrome beschildering
Dimensions
height 23.3 cm x length 21 cm x width 18.3 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from the dealer Léon Wannieck, Paris, frs. 15,000, to Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1928;{Note RMA.}…; his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- Koos de Jong, 'Chinese zadeltapijten', Aziatische Kunst 44/3 (2014), pp. 23-33.
- H.F.E. Visser, Kunst uit het Oosten, Amsterdam, 1953, pl. 23.
- H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic art in private collections in Holland and Belgium, Amsterdam, 1948, cat.nr. 145, pl. 74.

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