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Mingqi, A Masterpiece - Terracotta -Rare Large Pottery Crouching Bactrian Camel and Sogdian Rider with Lynx - H 48 cm., L 51 cm. TL- China - Tang Dynasty (618-907)

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Fired in antiquity! ! ! Antique and Genuine item! ! ! Our Guarantee: The item above is guaranteed to be from the time period and in the condition as described. It has been exported legally and it is legal to buy and sell it under all international laws pertaining to cultural patrimony. Extremely rare large pottery of a crouching Bactrian camel and foreign rider. Earthenware with pigments Early Tang Dynasty (618-907) Long 51 cm. , high 48 cm. 2 pieces Excavated from the tomb in Qianxian, Shaanxi province. Much of the original pigment remaining. - The result of the thermoluminescence test is consistent with the dating of the item. Provenance: very important and old private German collection, Mr. W. R. Wiesbaden, collected before 1995. Powerfully modelled animal with its forelegs folded beneath it and hindlegs extended as if in the process of sitting or standing, with the furry neck turned to the left and mouth open as if braying, with a foreign rider seated between the two humps, the rider with exaggerated features wearing a long chestnut jacket and trousers, the saddle had been made in two separate pieces. Original colours. Imitating practices from the West, Tang hunters of small mammals and fowl trained lynxes and cheetahs to sit along side them on the camel or the horse. Often the animals had their own seat. Lynxes are often shown with upright ears with tufts of black fur. The animal seen here has the upright ears of the lynx. It is very rare to find such a large pottery crouching camel and rider in this particularly attractive and complete condition. Compare a closely related figure of a camel and rider, of equally large size, included in the exhibition Chinesische Kunst, Preussiche Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, 1929, cat. no. 330. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be packaged professionally and sent safely in a wooden crate by Fed. Ex. Buyers will be responsible for import regulations and restrictions of their own country. About us: Becker Antiques is one of the leading reputable antique dealers in the Netherlands. Becker Antiques is a name and place that speaks of excellent antiques and art, superb service and worldwide expertise. Founded in 1969 by Jan Simon Becker, Becker Antiques is based in Museum quarter, Amsterdam Old-South (Oud-Zoud) , in a magnificent five-floor townhouse build 1891, at a few minutes from “Rijksmuseum” (National Museum of Art) , the Van Gogh Museum and the famous “Royal Concertgebouw”. Becker Antiques' main field covers ceramics - pottery funerary figures (dating from the Han through the Ming dynasties) , Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art - concerning objects from Japan and South East Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items. For the last 50 years we have been selling antiques to museums, private collectors and dealers all over the world. The seller of this lot hereby guarantees that this object was obtained legally. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this/these object(s) . The seller will take care of arranging any necessary permits. The seller will inform the buyer if this takes more than a few days. Catawiki disclaimer: This piece has been dated based on a TL test. No other test as an analysis of pigments or radiography scans have been conducted to check the integrity of the piece.

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Fired in antiquity! ! ! Antique and Genuine item! ! ! Our Guarantee: The item above is guaranteed to be from the time period and in the condition as described. It has been exported legally and it is legal to buy and sell it under all international laws pertaining to cultural patrimony. Extremely rare large pottery of a crouching Bactrian camel and foreign rider. Earthenware with pigments Early Tang Dynasty (618-907) Long 51 cm. , high 48 cm. 2 pieces Excavated from the tomb in Qianxian, Shaanxi province. Much of the original pigment remaining. - The result of the thermoluminescence test is consistent with the dating of the item. Provenance: very important and old private German collection, Mr. W. R. Wiesbaden, collected before 1995. Powerfully modelled animal with its forelegs folded beneath it and hindlegs extended as if in the process of sitting or standing, with the furry neck turned to the left and mouth open as if braying, with a foreign rider seated between the two humps, the rider with exaggerated features wearing a long chestnut jacket and trousers, the saddle had been made in two separate pieces. Original colours. Imitating practices from the West, Tang hunters of small mammals and fowl trained lynxes and cheetahs to sit along side them on the camel or the horse. Often the animals had their own seat. Lynxes are often shown with upright ears with tufts of black fur. The animal seen here has the upright ears of the lynx. It is very rare to find such a large pottery crouching camel and rider in this particularly attractive and complete condition. Compare a closely related figure of a camel and rider, of equally large size, included in the exhibition Chinesische Kunst, Preussiche Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, 1929, cat. no. 330. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be packaged professionally and sent safely in a wooden crate by Fed. Ex. Buyers will be responsible for import regulations and restrictions of their own country. About us: Becker Antiques is one of the leading reputable antique dealers in the Netherlands. Becker Antiques is a name and place that speaks of excellent antiques and art, superb service and worldwide expertise. Founded in 1969 by Jan Simon Becker, Becker Antiques is based in Museum quarter, Amsterdam Old-South (Oud-Zoud) , in a magnificent five-floor townhouse build 1891, at a few minutes from “Rijksmuseum” (National Museum of Art) , the Van Gogh Museum and the famous “Royal Concertgebouw”. Becker Antiques' main field covers ceramics - pottery funerary figures (dating from the Han through the Ming dynasties) , Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art - concerning objects from Japan and South East Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items. For the last 50 years we have been selling antiques to museums, private collectors and dealers all over the world. The seller of this lot hereby guarantees that this object was obtained legally. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this/these object(s) . The seller will take care of arranging any necessary permits. The seller will inform the buyer if this takes more than a few days. Catawiki disclaimer: This piece has been dated based on a TL test. No other test as an analysis of pigments or radiography scans have been conducted to check the integrity of the piece.

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