A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a camel. Tang dynasty. Photo Sotheby's

well-modeled with long legs, standing foursquare on a rectangular base, its head animatedly thrown back, mouth agape, decorated with freely applied amber glaze over a cream base, the saddle cloth and pleated hem articulated in green. Height 23 3/4 in., 60.5 cm. Estimation: 20,000 - 30,000 USD. Unsold

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, 2nd June 1993, lot 270.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York | 11 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com