The Yaichi Aizu Collection

Figure of a Mounted Woman Tang Dynasty Height:33.7cm This figure wears the hat of a high-ranking officer. The lady is wearing a shawl and is mounted on a horse. Her head is inclined to the left, and her left arm is stretched out behind her. Her right hand is held up in front of her chest, and the hole in it suggests that originally she was holding the horse’s reins. The woman is wearing a short shawl over a long-sleeved garment. On the lower half of her body, she wears skirt-like pants cut for riding and a sash tied low on her waist. Her hat, a symbol of rank, is black. Her tunic and shawl are green, while her pants are painted red. The horse is carved with a bit, headgear, saddle and stirrups. The rest of its tack, on its chest and rear, were painted on. Here and there on the horse’s body there are traces of ultramarine paint.