A TANG DYNASTY SANCAI GLAZED EARTHWARE, STRIDING
CAMEL
Tang dynasty
8th century
China
The neck is arched up and the head is raised - with
open mouth, and bearing its teeth. The body is ochre/brown,
and over the two humps on its back is a sancai (three-colour)
glazed saddlecloth of spotted design with a green
fringe. The beast is fully laden - a saddle bag
over each flank, protected by a cover with masks
at each end, and blankets to the front and back
- one twisted the other folded flat. Under each
bag runs a flat board onto which provisions are
suspended - on one side a loaf of bread and a side
of meat, on the other two flasks.
Height: 33” / 83.7 cm
Width: 29” / 73.5 cm
cf: Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco,
‘Chinese, Japanese and Korean Sculpture’
- plate 101.
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