A PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF BACTRIAN CAMELS

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A PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF BACTRIAN CAMELS
TANG DYNASTY

Each modeled standing foursquare on an unglazed base with cream-glazed head thrown back and mouth open in a bray, the oval blanket splashed in green, amber and cream glaze draining onto the amber-glazed body, one with restoration at base of neck, restoration to legs--22 1/2 in. (57cm.) high (2)

拍品专文

Compare a similar camel of slightly smaller size with splashed saddle cloth illustrated by Bluett, The Riesco Collection of Old Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, fig. 39