Bidspirit auction | Chinese Tang Ceramic Glazed Camel

Chinese Tang Ceramic Glazed Camel Groom Figure - Chinese ceramic figure in the form of a horse or camel groom, Tang dynasty. Modeled standing with one arm raised in a clenched fist and the other lowered beside the figure's waist. Atop a shaped base. Executed in glossy blue and amber glaze. Provenance: Christie's, London, ”Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, ” 6 December 1993, Lot 53; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 18 1/4 in x width: 5 in x depth: 5 in. Condition: There are scattered areas of repair or restoration, particularly along the circumference of the figure's waist, the right wrist, the right side of the figure's back, the collar of the robe, the front right side of the figure's robe, the right shin, and scattered areas along the lower portion of the figure's robe. There are two small areas of restoration along the base. There are scattered fleabite to small sized chips, primarily along the extreme edges of the figure. Losses to the glaze, particularly along hands, legs, and base. Fleabite to small-sized chips along the base. There is a small crack along the base that extends upward approximately 1/2 inch.