Male Figure Riding Horse, One of Pair
Asian Art
Images of mounted soldiers have formed the honor guard for Chinese tombs at least since the 3rd century B.C. Unglazed ceramic figures were often painted, and the Museum's Tang Dynasty Pair of Mounted Horsemen retain some of their original decoration. In the tombs of the Tang nobility, figures of attendants stood in small side chambers, symbolically waiting to serve the occupant of the tomb.
MEDIUM
Earthenware, traces of pigment
DATES
581â618
DYNASTY
Sui Dynasty
PERIOD
Sui Dynasty
DIMENSIONS
9 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (23.5 x 9.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1991.247.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Lucile E. Selz
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Male Figure Riding Horse, One of Pair, 581â618. Earthenware, traces of pigment, 9 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (23.5 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Lucile E. Selz, 1991.247.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1991.247.2_1991.247.3_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
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