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Funerary Sculpture of a HorseMiddle Tang dynasty, about 700-800

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Glazed ceramic sculpture of a saddled horse in amber-brown, green, and cream sancai glazes, standing on a rocky base

Unknown, Funerary Sculpture of a Horse, Middle Tang dynasty, about 700-800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Funerary Sculpture of a Horse
Place Made
China
Date Made
Middle Tang dynasty, about 700-800
Medium
Molded earthenware with molded, applied, and incised decoration and polychrome (sancai) glaze
Dimensions
29 1/2 x 29 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (74.93 x 75.88 x 25.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.73.48.79
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kuwayama, George. Chinese Ceramics: The Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.

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