Lot 580. A 'sancai'-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (618-907); height 22 1/4 in., 56.5 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Lot sold 32,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

boldly modeled standing foursquare, the head poised high as if to bray, with open mouth, small ears and short mane, a tasseled saddle rug around two curved humps, splashed in amber and green glaze tearing over the milky ivory-white ground, the base and back hooves unglazed.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 10th December 1991, lot 101.

Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private Collection of 'Song' Ceramics, New York, 23 march 2011