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

Collection of Joseph Winterbotham, Jr. (1878-1954).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago in 1954 (acc. no. 1954.418).

The figure has restored breaks to the base, all four legs, the neck and other small repairs as well as restoration to areas with glaze loss. There is expected wear overall with some crazing and and minor imperfections.
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