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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF AN OX, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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AN IMPORTANT AND RARE PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF AN OX, NORTHERN QI DYNASTY, 550-577

Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 19 September 2023, based on sample number C123m55, sets the firing date of the two samples taken between 1000 and 1600 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot.

Expert’s note: Far beyond its utilitarian value, the ox emerged as a powerful symbol of perseverance in Chinese culture. This symbolism grew particularly prominent during the Northern Qi dynasty, a period marked by significant advancements in agrarian practices. The ox was not only indispensable for plowing fields and sustaining agricultural productivity, but also came to embody the virtues of hard work and resilience that underpin the Chinese society's prosperity to this very day.
During the Northern Qi era, the reverence for the ox extended into art and ritual, where representations of oxen were often associated with sacrifice, highlighting their spiritual role in connecting the human and divine realms. In ancient burial practices, large and powerful ox figurines, like this one, were sometimes placed in tombs as spirit guardians or symbols of sustenance in the afterlife.

China. Well modeled with the head facing forward, the ears projecting below the curved upright horns, the scored harness decorated with large circular bosses, with tear-drop shaped terminals, painted in brick-red and white slip with details in black, green, and brown.

Provenance: From a noted European private collection.
Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Ancient wear, few repairs and touchups, typical firing flaws, some weathering and erosion, remnants of old pigments, overall exactly as expected from an excavation which is over 1400 years old.

Weight: 9.7 kg
Dimensions: Length 48.5 cm, Height 46.7 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 16 September 1999, lot 279
Price: USD 55,200 or approx. EUR 97,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An unusual painted grey pottery figure of an ox, Northern Qi dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, form, modelling, carving, and pigments. Note the smaller size (38.7cm).

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