Bidspirit auction | A Chinese Gilt Bronze Horse

A Chinese Gilt Bronze Horse Figure, Possibly Tang Dynasty - A Chinese gilt bronze Tang Dynasty style horse figure, cast in bronze as a stylized, corpulent horse. It functions as a lidded vessel, indicated by a prominent horizontal seam around its robust body. The figure depicts the horse standing on thick legs, with an upward-tilted head, open mouth, stylized mane, and a curled tail. A saddle form and a harness band are sculpted onto its body. H: Approximately 17cm L: Approximately 16.5cm