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Country of
Origin: Tan'g China
Date of Origin
Tang Dynasty late 8th century
Use:
Funeral figure.
JBOC Comments:
Auction Catalogue Description:
FINE
CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART
SALE N07917 LOT 37
SESSION 1 | 17 Sep 03 10:15 AM.
New York
AN EXTRAORDINARY AND MONUMENTAL GREY POTTERY GROUP OF BACTRIAN CAMEL,
RIDERS AND DOGS
EARLY TANG DYNASTY
150,000—200,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 176,000 USD
MEASUREMENTS
36 1/4 by 31 5/8 in. (92 by 80.5 cm), condition report available
DESCRIPTION
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
the powerfully modelled beast striding forward, its neck twisting back
in a dynamic arc as if reined sharply in by its rider while its bulging
eyes and widely braying mouth betray its loud and agitated protest, the
straining slender legs accented by boldly delineated tendons and deftly
modelled tufts of hair, with a separate saddle-blanket and harness of
long poles slung along its high humps, finely shaped to bow beneath its
heavy burden, the bearded trader with arrogant and rather indifferent
expression seated up on a fringed fur rug atop a bulging saddlebag
slung with numerous pilgrim flasks, bolsters and game, his young son
seated behind with one leg bent under and the other outstretched to
balance his backward lean as the father's arm tugs at the reins, the
group further enlivened by two small puppies, one almost falling off as
its paws clutch the man's long jacket, the other safely tucked under
his arm, with ample accents of ochre, white and pink pigments overall
(3)
CATALOGUE NOTE
The rider appears to originate from the West, attested by his
non-Chinese physiognomy, and is most likely a Sogdian trader, although
the cap he wears is not the more typical pointed cap. The rendering of
this camel is very similar, particularly in its manes and facial
characteristics, to the outstanding pair bearing a foreign merchant,
his son and pet monkeys, sold in these rooms, March 20, 2002, lot 56.
All appear to be closely related members of a group of Tang pottery
figurines made of gray pottery, often including foreign grooms or camel
drovers with broad faces, bold features and prominent chubby cheeks,
their hair pulled back and parted in the middle and wearing furs
inside-out; see, for example, four grooms from the tomb of Dugu Sijing
and his family, who died in AD 709, in Tang Chang'an chengjiao Sui Tang
mu / Excavation of Sui and Tang Tombs at Xi'an, Beijing, 1980, pls. 65
left and right, and two camels, pls. 70 and 71.
The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of a
thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., C103b94.
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
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