Northern Qi Dynasty (550 to 577 A.D.) Terracotta Very Large and Impressive Chinese Terracotta Ox Cart Diorama, TL test- Long 42 cm. - 30×42×18 cm - (4)

Fired in antiquity! ! ! Antique and Genuine item! ! ! This is a museum quality pottery Ox cart diorama. Northern Qi Dynasty (550 to 577 A. D.) - with TL test Our Guarantee: The above item is guaranteed 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. An intact (not broken or repaired) . Northern Qi Dynasty (550 to 577 A. D.) Long 42 cm, high 30 cm Total 4 pieces Grey earthenware coated with white slip and remains of yellow, orange, white, black, and red pigment. - A Certificate of Authenticity from Becker Antiques (specialist in Chinese pottery since 1969, Amsterdam) will accompany the item. - All items legal to buy/sell under The Netherlands covering cultural patrimony and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. - The result of the thermoluminescence test, is consistent with the dating of the item, Northern Qi dynasty (ca. 1600 years old) . Sampling in 3 different points - Extra test: Pre-dose test has been done Pre-dose test confirms old firing without any kind of artificial x-ray treatments! - Provenance: Property of a Dutch gentleman; acquired 1980s-1990s on German art market. A model cart in beige fabric with two large wheels, simulated grid to the front and aperture to the rear; an ox between the shafts with red, white, black and terracotta pigment. Originally, oxcarts were used to carry goods. However, in the Han Dynasty it became the main mode of transport for carrying people. From the number of oxen an oxcart uses, one can tell which class the owner belongs to; for example, the emperors of the North Qi Dynasty used oxcarts with twelve oxen. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. It will be professionally packed and safely send in a wooden crate by Fed. Ex. Buyers are 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-Zuid, 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 Southeast Asian countries including bronze, stone and wooden sculptures, Chinese furniture from the Qing Dynasty and of course occasional other items. For the last 53 years we have been selling antiques to museums, private collectors, and dealers all over the world.