A MASSIVE AND VERY LARGE GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY HORSE, HAN DYNASTY China, 206 BC-220 AD. The equine is of impressive proportions and is modeled standing foursquare with its tail lifted in an elegant curve. The well-built body is supported on sturdy legs and the thick neck curves to support a well-defined head with bulging eyes, flared nostrils, ears pricked up, and the mouth open to reveal strong teeth. It wears a bridle set depicted in relief and is covered in a magnificent green glaze with iridescent patches as well as traces of red pigment. Provenance: An old German private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, January 16th, 2006. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above for EUR €25,000. A copy of the invoice from Galerie Zacke, Vienna, January 16th, 2006, is accompanying this lot. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria. Condition: Some repair and touchups as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Losses, fissures and encrustations. Two drilled holes from sample-taking. Overall very good condition. Scientific Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on February 6th, 2020, based on sample number C120a52, sets the firing date of two of three samples taken at 1500 - 2300 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by Oxford Authentication, is accompanying this lot. Weight: 30.2 kg Dimensions: Height 110 cm Literature comparison: Green-glazed pottery horses of this dimension are very rare, and of the select few that have come up for auction, a very similar example was sold from the Jingguantang Collection at Christie's New York, 20 March 1997, lot 51. In comparison, painted pottery examples are more common and have been found in Sichuan region cliff burials and published in Kaogu xuebao, 1958, p. 100, and in the Wenwu zilao congkan, no. 9, 1985, pl. VI:5. Sold examples include one at Christie's New York, 4 June 1992, lot 208, and another with an inscription at Christie's New York, 3 June 1993, lot 159. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related horse at Christies London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 May 2018, lot 35, sold for GBP £68,750. 大型綠釉陶馬，漢代 中國，公元前206 至公元220年。令人印象深刻的比例，舉起的尾巴綫條優美。精心塑造的身體支撐在結實的腿上，脖子彎曲，眼睛輪廓清晰，鼻孔張開，耳朵豎起，嘴巴張開，露出堅硬的牙齒。 馬身上浮雕一個馬轡，覆蓋著綠釉，帶有虹彩斑塊以及輕微的紅色顏料痕跡。 來源：德國私人老收藏。維也納Zacke藝廊，2006年1月16日。Dr. Mons Fischer購於上述藝廊，成交價EUR €25.000。隨附發票複印件。Dr. Mons Fischer是一位經驗豐富的現代和當代藝術私人收藏家，從1980年代開始收藏中國藝術品，最終在奧地利建立了此類藏品最重要的收藏之一。 品相：對漢代考古中普遍預期的一些修復和粘補。缺損、裂縫和結殼。因爲採樣而產生的兩個鑽孔。總體狀況很好。 科學報告：牛津實驗室的熱釋光測試報告說明3個採樣中的2個樣本的燒製時期為1500-2300年前。一份檢測證書拷貝將會附上。 重量：30.2 公斤 尺寸：高110 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似的綠釉陶馬2018年5月15日于倫敦佳士得《中國陶瓷和工藝品》拍號35，成交價GBP £68,750。