File:Chinese - Camel - Walters 492383 - Profile.jpg
Summary
This double-humped camel with tiger-faced saddlebag raises its head and bares its teeth. Its maker modeled the figure, allowed it to dry, then covered it with a thin coat of white clay (slip) before applying lead silicate glazes of amber, cream, blue, green and brown. When the camel was later fired, the glazes ran together in the kiln, producing a mottled and streaked effect that evidently appealed to the Tang [T'ang] Chinese. Tie-dyed textiles of the period have a similar character. This camel, like all wares with lead-fluxed glazes, was made to be placed in a tomb, presumably of an important person.
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| current | 20:41, 3 January 2017 | | 1,460 × 1,800 (2.83 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | This double-humped camel with tiger-faced saddlebag raises its head and bares its teeth. Its maker modeled the figure, allowed it to dry, then covered it with a thin coat of white clay (slip) before applying lead silicate glazes of amber, cream, blue, green and brown. When the camel was later fired, the glazes ran together in the kiln, producing a mottled and streaked effect that evidently appealed to the Tang [T'ang] Chinese. Tie-dyed textiles of the period have a similar character. This camel, like all wares with lead-fluxed glazes, was made to be placed in a tomb, presumably of an important person. |
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