CHINESE TERRACOTTA PAINTED BULL - TL TESTED

Tang Dynasty, Ca. AD 618 - 907. A hollow-moulded earthenware bull standing four-square on a rectangular plinth, with the head raised in a bellowing pose. It features a powerful barrel-shaped body, a pronounced dewlap with incised folds, a short switch tail, and cloven hooves neatly blocked in. Long arcing horns and pricked ears frame a sharply modelled muzzle with drilled nostrils. The piece is coated in red slip, with traces of white and pink pigments. For similar see: Bonhams, 2 October 2012, Lot. 1036. Size: 470mm x 420mm; Weight: 5.86kg Provenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This piece has been precisely dated using a thermoluminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.