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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
1275
A PAINTED GREY POTTERY MODEL OF A BULLOCK AND CART
NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, 5TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY
The bullock, shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, has a pronounced dewlap and a
harness. The body is painted red as are the sides of the cart, which has an arched roof that extends o
ver the seating area in front, an of-center opening in the back, and a pair of separate spoked wheels.
Bullock 8 in. (20.3 cm.) long, cart 7¡ in. (18.7 cm.) long, wood stand

$7,000-10,000

PROVENANCE
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York, before 1992.
EXHIBITED
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Born of Earth and Fire: Chinese Ceramics from the Scheinman
Collection, 9 September to 8 November 1992.
LITERATURE
F. Klapthor, Born of Earth and Fire: Chinese Ceramics from the
Scheinman Collection, Baltimore, 1992, p. 55, no. 28.
北魏 彩繪陶牛車

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