Lot 574

Tang Dynasty Matched Pair Terracotta Horse & Rider | Original Polychrome

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Tang Dynasty Matched Pair Terracotta Horse & Rider | Original Polychrome

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,750

Starting Bid: $1,250

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June 12, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
Louisville, CO, US

Description:

China, tang Dynasty, 619 - 906 CE. China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618–906 CE. A fine and well-matched pair of classic Tang Dynasty terracotta equestrian figures, each depicting a mounted rider seated upright on horseback in a posture of calm authority. The riders wear traditional robes with floral decoration and distinctive high squared hats, rendered with the confident naturalism characteristic of Tang funerary sculpture at its finest.

Both figures originally featured pegged or separately attached wooden ears, now lost — a construction detail commonly employed by Tang craftsmen to achieve greater naturalism in the rendering of the horse's head. Size: 12.75”H x 9”L (32.4 x 22.9cm).

Provenance: Collection of Chris J. Daras, NJ. Active 1980’s - 2000’s. To family by descent. Ex. Arte Primitivo Gallery, auction # 13, lots 298 & 299. Private Najoan collection, Long Island, N.Y.

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Item # 71431

  • Condition: First is intact, faint hairline crack on front and rear left legs. Other is lovely and intact.

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$0 $749 $25
$750 $1,499 $50
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$3,000 $7,499 $250
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