A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A BACTRIAN CAMEL, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. Standing foursquare atop the shaped base, the baying camel with an elegantly curved neck and raised head, the bulging pack in the form of two monster heads fitted between the humps, the tail swept to one side.

Provenance: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 1 October 1996. Dr. Mons Fischer, acquired from the above, sold for ATS 68,000 (approx. EUR 7,774 today after inflation). A copy of the invoice, dated 1 October 1996 and stating the aforementioned purchase price, accompanies this lot. A seasoned private collector of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Mons Fischer has also acquired fine Chinese works of art since the 1980s, eventually building one of the most important collections of its kind in Austria.
Condition: Some old repair as generally expected from Han dynasty excavations. Extensive wear, soiling, losses, chips, holes, cracks and encrustations.

Weight: 3,744 g
Dimensions: Height 40.3 cm, Length 33.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related painted pottery figure of a camel, also dated to the Tang dynasty and with a similar monster-head pack, at Sotheby’s New York in Asian Art on 14 September 2019, lot 1627, sold for USD 13,750. 唐代彩繪駱駝俑
中國, 618-907年。駱駝俑站在四方基座上，它引頸張口，後肢直立，前腿略彎，彷彿剛從臥姿直身而起，仰天長嘶。

來源：維也納Zacke藝廊，1996年10月1日。Dr. Mons Fischer購於上述藝廊，ATS 68,000 (通貨膨脹后換成今日歐元大約 EUR 7,774)。隨附一份1996年10月1日出具的發票 顯示了當時的價格。Mons Fischer 博士是一位經驗豐富的現代及當代藝術私人收藏家，自 1980 年代以來，他還收藏了衆多精美的中國藝術品，建立了奧地利最重要的一個藝術品收藏。
品相：一些從漢代考古發掘中普遍預期的舊修復。磨損嚴重，污跡，缺損，缺口、小孔、裂紋和結垢。

重量：3,744 克
尺寸：高40.3 厘米, 長 33.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件唐代相近駱駝陶俑見紐約蘇富比Asian Art 2019年9月14日 lot 1627, 售價USD 13,750。