A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE Tang dynasty (2)PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RUTH AND HAROLD NEWMANA PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSETang dynastyConfidently striding with the right legs brought forward and the head swaying to one side, the mane neatly cropped and parted between the perked ears, the face with lively features of rounded eyes and flared nostrils, the mouth open showing teeth and tongue, the back crafted to accommodate the removable saddle cloth and saddle, the tail cropped and tied in typical fashion, covered overall with a white slip with and remnants of black pigments. 14 1/2in (37cm) high (2).Provenance:Ancient Art International, Middleboro, MA, 21 September 2003The Harold and Ruth Newman Collection, Connecticut, 2003-2022A closely related horse in the Shaanxi Historical Museum is illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji, Vol. 5, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 199, and another is illustrated in V. hoi, Horses fir Eternity-Terracotta Equestrian Tomb Sculpture of Dynastic China, Hong Kong, 2007, no. 67, pp. 186-187. -