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Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Horse
Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Contact us at copyright@samuseum.org for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Horse

DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date618-906
MediumEarthenware with Sancai glaze
Dimensionsh. 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm)
w. 34 in. (86.4 cm)
d. 13 in. (33 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number2013.38.10
Geography
Place madeChina
General regionAsia
DescriptionA large figure of a horse standing fourquare upon a rectangular base; buff pottery, the animal stands with head slightly turned, ears pricked and mouth open; the flowing mane modelled delicately; the horse elaborately caparisoned with saddlecloth and trappings hung with medallions and tassels; the mane in straw, the body of the horse in amber.Exhibition HistorySan Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Legacy of Beauty: An Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics in Honor of Walter F. Brown, 2014
On view
Collections
Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
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Unknown
Culture: Chinese
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Horse with Caparison and Saddle
Culture: Chinese
ca. 618-906
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Culture: Chinese
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Earth Spirit, qitou
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Unknown
Culture: Chinese
ca. 618-906
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Horse
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
ca. 206 B.C.-A.D. 220
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Xonia Kargl in memory of Mary and Gilard Kargl.
Saint James, the Elder
Unknown
late 17th century
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Molded Flask
Culture: Chinese
907-1125
Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Inkstone
Culture: Chinese
907-1125
Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Lokapala
Culture: Chinese
618-906
Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Lokapala
Culture: Chinese
618-906
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Tomb Figure of a Horse
Culture: Chinese
618-907

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