California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 7, 2018  July 7, 2018

 Lot # 5133 
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY HORSE    唐 三彩陶馬擺件


  • Dimension: Height: 15 1/4 in (38.7 cm) Length: 21 1/2 in (54.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $12000

The horse shown standing on a rectangular bisque base, in a prancing pose with its right foreleg raised and its head bowed.


此馬低首回頭,前腿繃直,後退彎曲,直立於托板上,表現出佇立蓄勢待發的狀態。頭戴絡頭,身披攀胸和鞦帶,上掛杏葉形飾物,馬背配鞍,外包鞍袱,下襯雕花墊和障泥,尾系花結。通體施白、綠、赭三色釉。此件唐三彩作品造型準確,比例勻稱,挺拔有力的腿刻畫得尤其生動。馬在唐朝之所以受到重視,與李唐王朝本身俱有遊牧民族血統有關。李世民將騎馬狩獵視為大丈夫三大樂事之一,讓閻立本畫出昭陵(唐太宗李世民陵墓)六駿樣本,命工匠雕刻成石質浮雕,永遠陪伴其左右。唐玄宗李隆基馴養舞馬在自己生日的千秋節上應節踢踏,翩翩起舞。詩人李白吟出“五花馬,千金裘,呼兒將出換美酒,與爾同銷萬古愁”之佳句。 張先生舊藏