Ceramic with Sancai glaze. China, later Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th
century

This corresponding pair of figural ceramic roof tiles shows a warrior on horseback each. The soldiers with turned heads to the beholder, the horses with vivid facial expressions and in motion. Sancai (translated: ‘three colors’) is a leadglazing technique, usually consisting of three different colors, which developed in China during the Tang Dynasty (618- 907).

Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 38 cm (height), 32 cm (length) – each
Condition: Restoration to manes, necks and arms of warriors as well as minor chipping here and there
Provenance: Austrian Private Collection
Literature comparison: Christie’s, Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, lot 844 (for another pair of Sancai equestrianform roof tiles, dating to the Ming dynasty)

一對明代三彩騎兵
士兵脖子、手臂與頭髮処修復過，其他個別
地方有小裂縫
奧地利私人收藏