An unglazed pottery horse Tang dynasty (618-906) Standing with proud head turned to the left and right foreleg raised, the handsome steed decorated with white pigment and carmine details and covered with a small saddle and rich blanket. 24 1/2 x 20in (62.2 x 50.7cm) Provenance Provenance Archangel Gallery, Hong Kong, 16 January 2005 The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a Thermoluminescence test, sample 866e70, Oxford Authentication, 28 February 1997.