id:			132819
accession number:	1955.295
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.295
updated:		2025-06-21 11:15:21.055000

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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series:				
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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
copyright:			

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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
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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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
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-06-30T00:00:00'}

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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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 829
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n147

	Lee, Sherman, and Wai-Kam Ho. "Three Hourses and Four Grooms." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>48, no. 4 (April 1961): 66-71.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 68
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25142448

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 251
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n275

	Nelson, Glenn C. <em>Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook</em>. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1971.
	page number: 	Reproduced: color pl. 1
	url:		

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 331
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n351

	Lee, Sherman E. <em>A History of Far Eastern Art</em>. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 2853; Reproduced: p. 279, color pl. 23
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	Neils, Jenifer.<em> The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 98, p. 93
	url:		

	Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 347, fig. 40
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914

	Carter, Ben. <em>The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors: Techniques, Recipes, and Inspiration for Low-Temperature Firing with Big Results.</em> Beverly, MA, USA: Quarry, 2024.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 31
	url:		

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