Saddled Piebald Horse

CultureChinese

Dateearly-mid-8th century C.E.

MediumEarthenware with lead-fluxed glaze

DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 inches (74.93 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Joyce C. Hall Funds of the Community Foundation, the Joyce C. Hall Estate, the Donald J. Hall Designated Fund of the Community Foundation, the Barbara Hall Marshall Designated Fund, and the Elizabeth Ann Reid Donor Advisory Fund

Object numberF83-8/2

On View

On view

Gallery Location

Collections

East Asian Art

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DescriptionA pottery model of a saddled piebald horse, with its head turned slightly to the left and mouth open; the elaborate harness and trappings in relief. The horse covered with a pink wash and decorated with cream circles and spots; the green saddle with knot, and the saddle cloth decorated with green, cream, and amber splashed glazes, the stirrups amber.Provenance

Provenance

Braganza Investments, Ltd.;

Purchased from Braganza Investments, Ltd. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1983.

Published References

Nelson-Atkins, Calendar of Events (Kansas City, Missouri: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, December 1983) (repro.).

Roger Ward and Patricia J. Fidler, eds., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection (New York: Hudson Hills Press, in association with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1993), 292 (repro.).

Deborah Emont Scott, ed., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A Handbook of the Collection, 7th ed. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2008), 329, pl. 140 (repro.).

Colin Mackenzie, with contributions by Ling-En Lu, Masterworks of Chinese art: the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Mo.: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2011), 50-55, no. 13 (repro.).

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