Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
Two earthenware figurines of a man and woman riding horses. The man wears a tall hat and the woman hears her hair on top of her head. Both are wearing a wrapped jacket and pants. Each horse has their four hooves connected by a small plinthe.

Two earthenware figurines of a man and woman riding horses on a faded grey background. The figurines are colored mottled white and red all over except for the woman’s rust-colored horse. The man and his horse are on the left and the woman and her horse are on the left. Both horses are facing outward while the people turn to face closer to the viewer. The man wears a tall, detailed hat and the woman hears her hair on top of her head in a bun. Both are wearing a pointed, wrapped jacket and pants. Each horse has their four hooves connected by a small plinthe.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.207
Title
Two Equestrian Figures, One Male with a Tall, Elaborately Embellished Hat, One Female with Hair in a Topknot, Both with Pointed Boots, and Hands Positioned to Hold the Reins of their Standing, Saddled Horses
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
funerary sculpture
Date
first half 8th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/1430

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1600, Early Chinese Art, Arts of Ancient China from the Bronze Age to the Golden Age
View this object's location on our interactive map

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Molded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
Dimensions
2003.207.1: H. 37 x L. 30.5 x W. 15.5 cm (14 9/16 x 12 x 6 1/8 in.)
2003.207.2: H. 36 x L. 31.5 x W. 13 cm (14 3/16 x 12 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Anthony M. Solomon, New York (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Anthony M. Solomon
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.207
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1600 Early China II, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Related Works

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu