Lot 215

Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse - Tomb Mingqi

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Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse - Tomb Mingqi
Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse - Tomb Mingqi
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Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse - Tomb Mingqi

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Starting Bid: $500

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by Artemis Fine Arts
June 25, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 220 CE. A cold-painted pottery horse and rider, modeled in an alert standing pose. The white slip ground retains substantial original cold-painted polychrome decoration, including a red-outlined green saddle blanket and red detailing on the rider's robes and the horse's bridle. The rider has a simply modeled face with a distinctive topknot hairstyle typical of Han figurative work. A mingqi tomb figure intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife, the piece retains exceptional pigment survival and is mounted on a custom acrylic display stand. Size: 11" W x 12" H x 4" D (27.9 cm W x 30.5 cm H x 10.2 cm D).

Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005

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Item # 203128

  • Condition: Fair. Horses' legs are repaired and reattached with visible breaklines, and missing the front left leg as shown. MIssing the rider's left leg. Fading and losses to pigments, but great vibrancy to remaining areas.

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $20,000