Chinese antiquities of the Tang Dynasty (618 - 906AD)
 

2008030
This very rare, gracefully modelled horse dates to the Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577AD) and is an exceptional example. It stands firmly on slender legs head held high but looking down and slightly to the left. The mouth is open and teeth bared.
The forelock is bound and forms a horn like spike between the pricked ears, a common feature in the earlier Eastern Wei and Northern Qi horses.
Unusually, under the chin is a single conch shell-like attachment.
A knotted saddlecloth lies over the layered saddleboards; the saddle is secured by a crupper strap hung with tassels and linked over the hindquarters by a leather pad with five rows of ornamental bosses. A row of conches decorate the chest strap and the mane has been combed into separate locks.
Orange, vermillion, black and green pigments remain.
Height: 40cm.


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2008021
A tang dynasty, silvered bronze mirror well cast with birds and flower sprigs and fluted rim.
Diameter 12.5 cm.


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2008020
A Tang dynasty bronze, silvered mirror well detailed with 2 birds with flower sprays.
Diameter 13.5 cm.


Price: € 1950
 

2008019
A rare sized pair of "fat ladies" on horse which stand only 32 cm high.
Details of both lady and horse well rendered with each lady in a different pose.
These and the following two pairs are from the same Mingqi group.
 

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2008019a
A rare sized pair of "fat ladies" on horse which stand only 32 cm high.
Details of both lady and horse well rendered with each lady in a different pose.
These and the preceding pair are from the same Mingqi group.
 

Both rider and horse are Oxford TL tested.

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2008019b
A rare sized pair of "fat ladies" on horse which stand only 32 cm high.
Details of both lady and horse well rendered with each lady in a different pose.
These and the preceding two pairs are from the same Mingqi group.
 

Both rider and horse are Oxford TL tested.

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2008018
An exceptionally fine Tang dynasty "fat lady" wearing long robes and her hands held out in front of her.
She stands 55 cm high. The hair is in the DuoMaji style (The Falling off the Horse Hair) and very unusually, her outer robe is split at the bottom right, temptingly revealing an orange undergarment.
Her serene expression and well defined details make this tall staue an excellent example from the golden period of Chinese history.
 

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2008017
An exceptional pair of Tang "fat" ladies made during the middle of the dynasty.
They are an original pair that is to say, they were made to stand together. This can be confirmed by the height, lady on the left is 49cm and the right example 50cm, one sways towards the left and the other to the right, dress design and finally, one has a flower on her left slipper and the other a flower on the right slipper.

One holds a (terracotta model) of a bronze mirror in her left hand, her right hand is posed with outstretched fore finger. This example wears the DuoMaji (just fallen off the horse) hairstyle.

The other is holding a small dish with what appears to be a food offering in her right hand and her right hand is held out, palm up, in front. She sports a more complicated, fan-like hairstyle which is piled high on top of her head.

An exceptional pair with extremely rare poses.

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2008016
A rare model of an ox and cart.
The ox is 25 cm long and 21 cm high

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2008009
A very fine statue of a wild Ferghana horse, 45 cm high.

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2007027
An outstanding pair of court ladies, 49 & 50 cm high.

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2007016
A small, rare standing statue of a prancing horse.
Tang Dynasty (618-906AD)
Height: 18 cm


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2007017
A very fine and rare statue of a walking Ferghana horse made during the Tang Dynsty (618-906AD). Extremely well modelled with its head turned to the left, ears pricked, mouth open and nostrils flaring.
Oxford TL. tested, samples taken from under the head, under the belly and from the buttock.
Height: 47.5 cm, Width: 43.5 cm

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2007018
A very fine example of an aristocratic lady riding a striding Ferghana horse, made during the Tang Dynsty (618-906AD). The animal is superbly modelled showing precise anatomical details. The lady sits astride the beast wearing a long sleeved dress and a serene facial expression.
Oxford TL. tested, samples taken from under the horses head, the horses buttock and the back of the rider.
Height: 44 cm, Width: 37 cm.

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2007020
A superb pair of standing Ferghana horses made during the Tang Dynsty (618-906AD). Both animals standing foursquare on a rectangular base with heads pointing to the left.
Oxford TL. tested, samples taken from under the head and from the buttock.
Height: 39 cm, Width: 37 cm

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2007008
A fine statue of aTang Dynasty court lady.
33 cm high.
Original pigment remaining.

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2007005
A very rare statue of a horse and "fat lady" rider, much original pigment remaining. Tang Dynasty. 44 cm high.

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2007006
A very rare statue of a horse and "fat lady" rider, much original pigment remaining. Tang Dynasty. 43 cm high.

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2006065
A very fine rare court lady with raised left arm. The haistyle suggests she is a younger woman.
See publication "legend of the fat lady

Height: 32 cm

2 point Oxford TL test. Samples taken from back of the head and the middle of the body.

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2006064
A very rare "fat man" and "fat lady" in traditional pose, hands covered and wearing court attire.
The man stands 37 cm and the lady 37.5 cm

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2006036
A fine statue of a Ferghana horse and female rider.
This large example stands 44 cm high.

Oxford TL tested. The samples have been taken: under the horses head, the back of the rider and the horses buttock.

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2006028
A pair of Tang dynasty attendants, 31 cm high. Both wear long robes and underclothes and both would have held a staff, probably made of wood.
Good examples with much original pigment remaining.

Price: Euro 1200

2006016
Early Tang Dynasty
A fine large statue of a lady on horse, 41 cm high. Rhe riders hair gathered up into a single top knot.

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P00001
A very large cream and amber glazed statue of a groom. Height: 60cm. The amber glaze runs down in streaks to the front of his surcoat.

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P4130019
(L) An ochre glazed model of a ram. Height: 5.5cm.
(R) An ochre glazed model of a duck. Height: 6.5cm.
Both T'ang Dynasty (618 - 906AD)

Price: (each) Euro 270

PA240008
A very fine statue of a prancing horse. Height: 47 cm.

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