Antique Chinese Bronze Tang Horse With Green Patina

This bronze sculpture with a green patina is a striking representation of the revered Tang horses from ancient China, celebrated for embodying strength, endurance, and symbolizing power and status. Horses in Chinese culture were not only practical animals but held profound symbolic significance, believed to play a role in transporting souls to the afterlife.

The horse itself is depicted in a powerful stance, its head tilted downward, perhaps indicating a moment of calm or focused energy. The positioning of the right leg, bent and raised in the air with the hoof facing behind, suggests a dynamic and spirited movement. The artist has skillfully captured the essence of the horse’s strength and vitality, freezing a moment in time that speaks to the grace and majesty of these revered creatures.