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A STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF AN OX TANG DYNASTY
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- pottery
standing foursquare with head raised, the harness and trappings lightly moulded in relief, covered overall in a pale straw glaze
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 12th December 1989, lot 194.
Condition
The legs and horns of the ox have been restored and the body has been drilled for a TL test to the interior in front of the back right leg.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The dating of this lot is consistent with Oxford Thermoluminescence Test no. 566b78.
Similar pottery figures of oxen are illustrated in Qin Tingyu, Zhongguo Gudai Taosu Yishu [Ancient Chinese pottery], Shanghai, 1955, pl. 50; C. Hentze, Chinese Tomb Figures, London, 1928, pl. 95B, in the Musée Cernuschi, Paris; and in M. Prodan, The Art of the T'ang Potter, London, 1960, pl. 61, from the Eumorfopoulos collection, now in the British Museum, London.