. Chinese clay figures. Sculpture -- China; Arms and armor, Chinese; China -- Antiquities. Horse Armor 307 pointed out (p. 174), is an isolated instance in this period, and smacks of anachronism. For this reason also the metal horse mail must be looked upon with diffidence, and I am not inclined to attribute much importance to this Fig. 51. Armored Cavalier on Caparisoned Horse, Clay Figure in Collection of Mr. G. Eumorfopoulos, London (after Burlington Fine Arts Club, Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery, Plate iv). In 519 , A-na-kuai, the King of the Juan-juan,1 presented to the Em
. Chinese clay figures. Sculpture -- China; Arms and armor, Chinese; China -- Antiquities. Horse Armor 307 pointed out (p. 174), is an isolated instance in this period, and smacks of anachronism. For this reason also the metal horse mail must be looked upon with diffidence, and I am not inclined to attribute much importance to this Fig. 51. Armored Cavalier on Caparisoned Horse, Clay Figure in Collection of Mr. G. Eumorfopoulos, London (after Burlington Fine Arts Club, Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery, Plate iv). In 519 , A-na-kuai, the King of the Juan-juan,1 presented to the Emperor Su-tsung of the Wei dynasty one set of fine and brilliant2 mail complete for man and horse {jen ma kxai), and six sets of iron mail for man and Caparisoned war-horses are repeatedly mentioned in the History of 1 He committed suicide in 552, after having been vanquished by the Turks (Hirth, Nachworte zur Inschrift des Tonjukuk, p. no). 2 This attribute is invariably used with reference to iron armor with varnished or polished plates. 3 Pei shi, Ch. 98, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History
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