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Figure of a Horse

CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumEarthenware with lead glaze over white slip
DimensionsOverall: 27 × 32 × 12 inches (68.58 × 81.28 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Hall Family Foundation Endowment for the Oriental Department
Object numberF95-12
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 229
Collections
Provenance

Sir Harold Acton (1904-1994), Florence, Italy, by March 1953-1994 [1];

His estate, 1994-1995;

Purchased from Acton's estate by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1995.

NOTES:

[1] This object was on loan from Acton to the Nelson-Atkins from March 1953 until its purchase in 1995.

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