Asian Art (Chinese and other Asian)

saddled horse
Provenance
saddled horse
Creation date 700s
Dynasty Tang dynasty
Materials earthenware with lead glaze
Dimensions 26 x 27 in.
Location Arthur R. & Frances D. Baxter Gallery
Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly
Accession number 60.75
Gallery Label

Size indicates that this horse was made for someone from the highest ranks of society.

Horses were highly valued for the military and for activities such as polo. The most prized horses were the tall and powerful breeds, descendents of the "dragon seed"

imported from the West.

The Tang dynasty began with 5,000 horses and 50 years later boasted herds numbering 706,000.


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