Pottery yellow glaze male horseback figurines

[Pottery yellow glazed male horseback riding figurines]

Pottery yellow glazed male horseback riding figurines, Tang Dynasty, 32 cm high and 24 cm long
The riding figurines wear hoods, round necks and narrow sleeved gowns, boots and stirrups. The horse’s eyes are wide open, its ears are upright, its head is turned slightly to the right, and there is a bracket on its neck. It should have been drum, but it has been lost. This should be the figurine advocating the honor guard
The advocacy figurines belong to one of the guard of honor figurines. Advocacy, legend began in the Han Dynasty, was originally a kind of military music, and later its function was gradually expanded to be used for halogen books, honor guards and banquets. The Tang Dynasty set up the Propaganda Department in Taichang Temple. The Propaganda Department has one Propaganda Order and one Propaganda Minister respectively. The officials are from the 7th grade, and four other people are from the 9th grade. They are specially responsible for propaganda. In addition to the emperor, empress and prince, officials of the first to fourth grades can also enjoy advocacy. In the Tang Dynasty, preaching was not only used in the life, but also in the funeral after death. The daughter of the great ancestor Li Yuan, Princess Hong of Pingyang, Li Yuan, because of her words: “Si Zhu raised the army in response to the banner of righteousness, held the golden drum personally, and had the honor of confining. Zhou Zhiwen’s mother was listed in the ten chaos, and the princess participated in the rescue of life. It is very important for a woman to compete with her, so she added the trumpets on the princess’s funeral ceremony.”. Wu Zetian’s mother, Yang Shi, was also encouraged after her death. In the Tang Dynasty, the drums were divided into five parts: drum, feather, cymbal, big horizontal, and small horizontal. The instruments used were mainly pipes, panpipes, drums, and so on. The five drums have different repertoire, with a total of 75 kinds
Princess Yongtai of Tang Dynasty, Prince Zhang Huai, Prince Yide, Zheng Rentai, Wei Xuan, Li Feng and other tombs have unearthed a large number of advocacy figurines, which are buried according to their rank and are a symbol of the status of the tomb owner. It is worth noting that the horses used in the propaganda are different from those used in hunting and war. Most of them are ponies, and they seldom wear cages, which may be due to their slow progress and easy performance.