id: 132819
accession number: 1955.295
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Horse, late 600s–800. China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1955.295
title: Horse
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creation date: late 600s–800
creation date earliest: 675
creation date latest: 800
current location: 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
creditline: Anonymous Gift
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culture: China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique: glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Tang Dynasty
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00
Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).
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PROVENANCE
M. Hosokawa, Tokyo, Japan
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(Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to Mrs. Dudley S. [Elizabeth Bingham] Blossom [1881–1970] as gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1955
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1955–
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fun fact:
Sancai (three-color) glazes in green, amber, and transparent white show the high social status of the tomb’s occupant.
digital description:
This ceramic horse was part of a set of figures depicting a procession, all of which was included in the tomb of a person of high rank. In ancient China tombs were equipped with all the items it was thought to be needed in the afterlife—including horses, as an essential mode of transportation.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 829
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n147
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 251
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n275
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 251
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n275
Nelson, Glenn C. Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1971.
page number: Reproduced: color pl. 1
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 331
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n351
Lee, Sherman E. A History of Far Eastern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982.
page number: Mentioned: p. 2853; Reproduced: p. 279, color pl. 23
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Neils, Jenifer. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 98, p. 93
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Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
page number: Reproduced: p. 347, fig. 40
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914
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