Lot 205
The powerfully modelled camel is shown kneeling in a naturalistic posture and is covered overall in an even amber glaze. Seated between the humps is a female rider wearing an official's robe and hat, glazed in blue and green, with the right hand, face and hat left unglazed.
Camels modelled in a kneeling posture are rare, and examples accompanied by a female official rider appear to be exceptionally uncommon. No closely comparable examples have been identified to date. A related sancai-glazed camel with a foreign rider is preserved in the National Museum of China, see: National Museum of China.
The results of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. C108z31 consistent with the dating of this lot.
唐 三彩加藍釉 跪姿雙峰駱駝及女官騎乘俑
駱駝造型雄健，呈自然跪姿，通體施均勻褐色釉。雙峰之間坐一女騎者，身著官服戴官帽，施藍、綠釉，右手、面部及帽部露胎未施釉。
呈跪姿之駱駝造像甚為少見，而配女官騎者者更屬罕見，迄今未見與之密切相同之傳世例。中國國家博物館藏有一件三彩駱駝載胡人騎者之相關作品，可資比較。
經牛津熱釋光測試（編號 C108z31），結果與本拍品年代相符。
源流：
重要私人收藏，1990年代初購於香港
36cm wide; 28cm high
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000
Under UV light examination, the camel appears to have overpainting/sprayed areas to the central section of one side of the body, the upper left hind leg, an area to the opposite side near the front hump, the mid-section of the neck, and the upper section of the face, possibly concealing underlying restorations which are difficult to fully determine. Such restoration is not uncommon for sancai-glazed wares of this period.
Both legs of the rider have been broken and restored. There is a small glaze chip to the lower edge of the robe at the reverse, together with areas of expected glaze wear to the front and reverse of the figure. Otherwise, the rider is generally in overall good condition.
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