An unglased and white pigmented pottery horse with a saddle. China, Tang dynasty 618–906. H. 31.5 cm.

An unglased and white pigmented pottery horse with a saddle. China, Tang dynasty 618–906. H. 31.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of Ovar Karlbeck (1879–1967). Swedish engineer and collector of Chinese antiquities. Worked in China as a railroad engineer from 1906–27. In the late 1920s he became the professional collector for the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Enclosed a signed note and guarentee of the age of the figure, signed Stockholm 28/8 1940

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Asian decorative art

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H 31,5 cm