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Horse and boy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Glazed ceramic sculpture of a horse and boy; horse standing on a flat oval base; horse's body glazed predominantly blue with patches of brown; glaze on horse thins on upper parts to reveal white; horse has a long tail with curled end; horse's mane depicted by a series of four short protruding brown lines down neck; boy unglazed; boy wears a blue shirt, a brown cloth belt around waist, and brown pants; boy faces right with body turned left; left arm wrapped around horse's neck; right arm bent at waist; horse's head turned to the right with mouth open; white background; light source from upper left; shadow behind and to right. Horse and boy; by artist.

Artwork details

Date:
8th century
Medium:
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 606 px
Museum record:
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