A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL

CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the head raised and mouth open in a bray, the cream-glazed body with amber-glazed highlights on the forelock, chest, humps, legs and tail, the blanket dappled in green, amber and cream glazes
25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 29 March 1958.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Literature
The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynnn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. C22.
Exhibited
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13 November 1970.

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