A compelling and sculpturally expressive Chinese Ming dynasty earthenware figure depicting a mounted rider, created as a funerary object (mingqi) during one of China’s most artistically vibrant periods. The figure portrays a dignified male rider seated astride a caparisoned horse, his posture upright and composed, conveying both status and quiet authority.
The rider is dressed in a simply rendered tunic with incised detailing and a rounded cap, his features softly modeled with a calm, introspective expression characteristic of Ming figural...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings