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A VERY LARGE (73.5 CM) PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN OX, HAN DYNASTY
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A VERY LARGE (73.5 CM) PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF AN OX, HAN DYNASTYScientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication in 2026, based on sample number C126b69, sets the firing date of all three samples taken between 1500 and 2400 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot.China, 206 BC-220 AD. Boldly modeled standing foursquare with the head slightly lowered and ears pricked behind the inset horns, the well-defined body with muscular back and haunches, the hooves finely detailed, the head with round eyes and a prominent snout, the nostrils and mouth carefully rendered.The bushy tail and the two prominent horns each painted and fired separately and inset to their respective places. (4)Provenance: West Berkshire trade. Acquired from an old private estate.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, firing irregularities, signs of prolonged burial, encrustations, old repairs and touchups as generally expected from authentic Han dynasty excavations, losses to pigments, minor nicks, small chips.Weight: 16.1 kgDimensions: Length 73.5 cmFigures of bovines, such as bulls and oxen, were a common motif in the art of the Dian Kingdom, suggesting possible influences from mainland Southeast Asian cultures, and perhaps even India, before being adopted by Han artisans. Domesticated and used in China for several millennia, these animals held great significance in an agrarian society such as that of the Han dynasty. The production of wealth and the stability of both family and state relied heavily on food production, for which these animals were essential working tools, contributing to plowing fields, hauling, and other labor requiring great strength, thereby enabling abundant harvests. Given their value, they were also sacrificed in state rituals and formed part of important cultic animal practices, with the sacrifice of an ox regarded as an act of profound solemnity. See a gray earthenware well head depicting a standing ox with upright horns, dated to the Eastern Han dynasty, 2nd century AD, 21.6 cm long, in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields, accession number 60.22, and illustrated in Yutaka Mino and James Robinson, Beauty and Tranquility. The Eli Lilly Collection of Chinese Art, 1983, p. 168-169, no. 58.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related pottery figure of an ox, 71 cm long, in the Han Yangling Museum, Xianyang, Shaanxi. The museum is the mausoleum of Emperor Jing (r. 157-141 BC), the sixth emperor of the Western Han dynasty, and his Empress Wang.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1277 Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 23,000 (for two) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A pair of large grey pottery figures of buffalos, Han dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and subject. Note the similar size (68 cm).

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