Pottery Ox, China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577 AD). Length: 33cm. TL-tested, Oxford. Vanderven Oriental Art at Brafa Art Fair, Brussels, 21-29 january 2017.

This handsome pottery ox is abundantly embellished with bossed trappings. This type of animal figure would have been produced in moulds and then individually finished. The coloured pigments were applied cold after the firing

Vanderven Oriental Art. Chinese early ceramics from the Han & Tang Periods, Ming & Qing porcelains & works of art including Jades, Bronzes, hardstones and wood. Japanese porcelains, 20th century lacquer & bronzes. Nachtegaalslaantje 1, 5211 LE s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands