Artist unknown / Prancing Horse / 2nd century B.C.

Artist unknown
Prancing Horse
2nd century B.C.
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Creator Name: artist unknown
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; Sechuan
Creator Name-CRT: Artist unknown
Title: Prancing Horse
View: front
Creation Start Date: -19
Creation End Date: -10
Creation Date: 2nd century B.C.
Creation Place: Sechuan Province
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: pottery
Materials and Techniques: earthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions: H.42 x W.36-1/2 x D.11-1/2 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 98.19
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

This spirited horse, a blend of ideal and real in its modeling, captures the spirit of the fabled "celestial horses" of the Han (206 b.c.-a.d. 220). Brought into China from central Asia during the second century b.c., the new breed was larger and stronger and faster than native horses and they rapidly became the image of power and prestige during the Han dynasty. Horse sculptures such as this were an important element in well-furnished aristocratic tombs.

Large Han pottery tomb figures, including horses, dogs, pigs, chickens and musicians have been found in numerous cliff burials in Szechwan province. Horses found in these sites frequently display the sharp modeling, open mouth, bulging eyes, clipped mane, knotted tail and long neck of this magnificent example.

AMICA ID: MIA_.98.19
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: ? The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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