Lot 140. A painted gray pottery figure of a pack horse, Northern Wei dynasty (386-535). Length 22 cm. Lot Sold 1,680 USD (Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2024

Note: Compare a similar painted pottery horse carrying heavy packs, previously exhibited in Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Currier Gallery of Art and Worcester Art Museum, sold in these rooms, 7th November 1980, lot 41. Another slightly smaller pack horse formerly in the Aurelius Parenti Collection, sold in Christie's New York, 3rd June 1988, lot 188.

The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. 766j71.

Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS Including Property from the Junkunc Collection, New York, 22 November 2024