Mingqi - Terracotta - Painted Red Pottery Female Polo Player Astride a Galloping Horse, TL test - China - Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Everything you need to know about collecting Asian Art. See https: //www. catawiki. com/stories/5721-everything-you-need-to-know-about-collecting-asian-art Our Guarantee: The above item is guarantee to be of the time period and condition as described, has been exported legally and is legal to buy and sell under all international lows to cultural patrimony. Terracotta with remnants of original painting. 34 cm long, 40 cm high. Rider only 28 cm. | solid iron stand, very secure! The iron stand is a better, nicer and more secure alternative to the plastic stand! It is very rare to find any of these polo players with this pigment and details! A fabulous and most impressive pottery "mingqi" representing a painted red pottery female polo player astride a galloping horse. Grey earthenware coated with white slip and remains of green, blue, orange, black and red pigment. Tang dynasty (618–907) , Chang’an, Shaanxi province, China. With the original colors. Height: 40 cm (rider only: 28 cm) , Length: 34 cm. - A certificate of authenticity from Becker Antiques (specialist in Chinese pottery since 1969, Amsterdam) will accompany the item. - All items can be bought/sold legally under the cultural patrimony covering the Netherlands and are guaranteed to be as described, or else your money will be refunded. - The result of the thermoluminescence test, is consistent with the dating of the item, Tang dynasty. Sampling of 3 different points. - Provenance: property of a Dutch gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. The spirited horse covered in a red slip and modeled in full gallop with all four legs extended and in the air. The rider seated firmly in her saddle with feet stretched forward in the stirrups, her body twisted to the right at the waist and dressed in a long red, green and white tight-fitting tunic above black boots. The arms positioned to strike, the softly modeled face detailed in red and black pigment on a white slip beneath the black hair drawn up in a knot. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be packaged professionally and shipped safely in a wooden crate, by Fed. Ex. Buyers will be responsible for import regulation and restrictions of their own country. About us Becker Antiques is one of the most leading reputable antique dealers in the Netherlands. Becker Antiques is a name and place that speaks of excellent antiques and art, outstanding service and worldwide expertise. Founded in 1969 by Jan Simon Becker, Becker Antiques is based in Museum quarter, Amsterdam 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 (dated from the Han through the Ming dynasties) , Buddhist sculptures and other Chinese works of art. Our other sections are Asian works of art – concerns 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 object(s) . The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Catawiki disclaimer: This piece has been dated based on a TL test. No further tests, such as, an analysis of pigments or radiography scans have been conducted to check the integrity of the piece.