Treasures – Painted Pottery Horse Inlaid With Gold (Tang)
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are
– Sting, “Fragile” (1988)
Tag: Pottery
Treasures – Tri-Coloured Black-Glazed Pottery Horse (Tang Dynasty)
This particular Sancai pottery is unique because of the black glaze used the horse.
National Treasure – Painted Pottery Jar with Nude Figure in Relief (Neolithic Period)
The sanctity of childbirth and the male-female figures are important symbols of Chinese Neolithic culture.
Treasures – Painted Pottery Horse And Horse Trainer (Tang Dynasty)
The sculptures depict a trainer desperately trying to rein in the disobedient horse, capturing the tension between them.