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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A LARGE AMBER AND STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAMEL
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The Bactrian camel is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head turned slightly to the right and mouth open in a bray. The body is covered in a transparent straw glaze that is liberally splashed in amber.
31 in. (78.8 cm.) high, wood stand
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The Bactrian camel is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head turned slightly to the right and mouth open in a bray. The body is covered in a transparent straw glaze that is liberally splashed in amber.
31 in. (78.8 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Edwin W. Mills, Salone, Arizona, 1929.
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957.
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957.
Exhibited
On loan: William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1929, no. 521.
The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Chinese Porcelains, 15 March - 15 April 1946.
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, Woven Dreams: Images and Objects of Silk from the Springfield Art Museums, 25 September 2002 - 5 January 2003.
The Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, Chinese Porcelains, 15 March - 15 April 1946.
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, Woven Dreams: Images and Objects of Silk from the Springfield Art Museums, 25 September 2002 - 5 January 2003.
Sale room notice
Please note that the provenance for this lot should read:
Edwin W. Mills, Salone, Arizona, 1929.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957. This lot was not in the Bidwell collection.
Edwin W. Mills, Salone, Arizona, 1929.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1957. This lot was not in the Bidwell collection.
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