A painted pottery model of a Bactrian camel and rider

Property from the Collection of John J. Studzinski, CBE
大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏
A painted pottery model of a Bactrian camel and rider
Tang Dynasty
Superbly modelled with a foreign rider sitting on top of a recumbent Bactrian camel, the rider perched forward and leaning slightly to the left with its right arm clasping the camel's hump, the wide lapels of his fur-lined jacket thrown open, the face with inquisitive expression as if looking in the far distance, the camel with bulging eyes and flared nostrils gazing into the same direction as the rider, the body painted in ochre and red pigments, with orange detail to the nose and black to the eyes, the saddle cloth decorated with sylised floral patterns in red, green and black. 48cm (19in) long.