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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE
OF A CAMEL
TANG DYNASTY
modeled standing foursquare on a rectangular
base, with slender arched neck and head held
high, ears pricked back, open-mouthed, the
body covered in a mottled chestnut glaze
with pale straw-glaze on the head and legs,
the saddle cloth splashed in a dappled resist
pattern in green, amber and straw-glazes
Height 21 in., 53.3 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of William H. Green.
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
in 1977 (acc. no. 1977.560).
$ 10,000-15,000

唐 三彩駱駝
來源
William H. Green 收藏
1977年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加哥，
館藏編號1977.560
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749

AN AMBER AND STRAW-GLAZED
POTTERY FIGURE OF A CAMEL
TANG DYNASTY
the animal well modeled standing foursquare
on a rectangular slab base, the head raised,
turning slightly to one side, and mouth open
as if braying, the two humps gently leaning in
opposite directions, the tail flicked over one
haunch, the straw-glazed body boldly splashed
in dark amber on the incised mane, the neck,
humps, belly, forelegs and tail, the thin glaze
streaking down towards the unglazed base
Height 20½ in., 52.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Joseph Winterbotham, Jr. (1878-
1954).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago in
1954 (acc. no. 1954.418).
$ 10,000-15,000

唐 白釉褐彩駱駝

來源
Joseph Winterbotham 二世 (1878-1954) 收藏
1954年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加哥，
館藏編號1954.418
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