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#499
Date: Tang Dynasty (c. 618-906 CE)
Medium: Glazed pottery
Subject: Animal
Size: c. 6” H, 8” L
A very unusual Chinese cream-colored glazed ram, standing 4 square
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#538
Date: Han Dynasty (c. 206 BCE - 220 CE)
Medium: Glazed pottery
Subject: Recumbent dog
Size: 4” high x 8” long
Han Dynasty amber glazed recumbent dog
This dog has an alert and charming expression.
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#588
Date: Western Han Dynasty (c. 206 BCE - 9 CE)
Medium: Painted pottery
Subject: Vessel
Size: 13 ¼” H
A rare and finely detailed pottery wine vessel in the form of a long-billed bird
Pottery wine vessels in bird forms were at their most popular during the Han Dynasty.
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#591
Date: Northern Qi (550-577 CE)
Medium: Pottery
Subject: Lion
Size: 8 ¼" high
Northern Qi lion, seated atop an ornamental base
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#631
Date: Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 CE)
Medium: Pottery
Subject: Pig
Size: 10 ¾” high x 19 ½” long
A large and well defined pig/boar.
This charming red pottery figure represented wealth and good
fortune in Sichuan Province during the Eastern Han Dynasty
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#726
Date: Northern Qi (550-577 CE)
Medium: Pottery
Subject: Ox
Size: 13” high x 15 ½” long
TL tested
An unusually large and finely made “walking” ox with raised foreleg.
One may assume from the fine fittings covering the ox that this beast would have been used in ceremony rather than in normal work situations.
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#304
Date: Early Western Han Dynasty (c. 206 BCE – 9 CE)
Medium: Painted pottery
Subject: Ox
Size: c. 15 ½” H, 27 ½” W
A rare and highly pigmented Chinese standing ox, from the Yang-Ling area of Shaanxi Province
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#324
Date: Northern Qi (c. 550-577 CE)
Medium: Painted pottery
Subject: Ox
Size: c.15” L
TL tested
Extremely finely modeled and well-proportioned Chinese Ox with full fittings
The “walking” pose and outstretched neck have combined with fine color and detail to create a desirable masterpiece from this short era.
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#325
Date: Early Tang Dynasty (c. 630 CE)
Medium: Painted pottery
Subject: Recumbent Ox
Size: c. 9 ¾” L
A finely detailed and artistically superior Chinese recumbent ox in gray pottery
Extensive attention has been paid to the details on this piece, such as the finely cut neck, the proportions and the unusual position of the legs. This impressive, yet peaceful statue is in excellent condition.
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#368
Date: Early Tang Dynasty (c. 630 CE)
Medium: Painted pottery
Size: 7” H, 12 ½” L
A very pleasing Chinese gray pottery “grazing” ox
The lowered head and walking stance are among the more unusual poses for oxen.
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#630
Date: Northern Wei Dynasty (c. 386-535 CE)
Medium: Painted pottery
Subject: Ox
Size: 11” H x 16 ½” L
TL tested
A rare and finely modeled one-piece ox and cart
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#1695
Date: Han Dynasty (c. 206 BCE-220 CE)
Medium: Painted Pottery
Subject: Dog
Size: 26 ¼” W x 28” L
TL Tested
Sichuan seated dog with removable head
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1749
Date: Han Dynasty (c. 206 BCE-220 CE)
Medium: Bronze
Subject: Ox
Size: 11 9/16” x 17 1/8”
Metallographic, mineralogical & surface examination done
Charming sculpture of a standing bovine, complete with nose ring
This placid ox stands four-square, gazing steadily forward. Though less popular in ancient Chinese art than the horse, oxen have been depicted in bronze, pottery and wood, as well as in the inlaid or incised designs on other artifacts
from the Han dynasty. In modern day China, the ox is the symbol of the coming
of Spring. For thousands of years, the people of China have domesticated oxen to serve in the fields and as beasts of burden in general. These sturdy creatures were
of tremendous value in agriculture, and would have been highly prized. It is fitting that such a creature should be paid tribute through its depiction in art.
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#360
Date: Ming Dynasty (c. 1368-1644 CE)
Medium: Glazed pottery
Subject: Architectural tile
Size: c. 49 ¾” H
A very unusual three-part Chinese glazed architectural tile with a rare elephant and rider rooftop decoration
Of extreme rarity is the calligraphy on the back panel, detailing that this artifact was created in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen (1642 CE), of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE)
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