A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL
Lot 900

A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL

CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

Closed24 September 2020

Price Realised

USD 20,625

More Information

Conditions of Sale
How to sell

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

Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 29 March 1958.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.