Provenance:|The circular article purchased from Peaceful Wind Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico 25 May 1995|Apricot-leaf form metal harness ornaments, xingye were made in large sets and intended to hang from colorful horse tack. The practice of adorning horses in this way later spread to Japan and Central Asia. Another example, formerly with Eskenazi Ltd, was sold in these rooms, 16 March 2015, sale 22950, lot 2007. A pair of xingye, dated Sui/Tang, from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth was sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 March 2002, sale NO7781, lot 136.