A large 'sancai'-glazed earthenware figure of a Bactrian camel

Description:

China, Tang dynasty
H. 65 cm
Modeled standing foursquare with the head thrown back and the mouth open in a bray. A blanket fitted over the two humps with a green-glazed finge, splashed in green and amber. The body covered in a cream glaze with large splashes of amber, the textured areas of hair glazed amber.
From the estate of the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940-2024), collected since 1965 - Pictured in a photo from April 2006 (original preserved)
Cf. a very similar, albeit slightly larger, camel sold at Christie's New York, March 17, 2017, lot 1136, as well as a slightly smaller example at Christie's London, May 15, 2018, lot 34, and at Sotheby's New York, March 21, 2018, lot 664 - Partially restored