Bactrian Camel Yale University Art Gallery

late 7th–early 8th century c.e.

Medium: Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze
Dimensions: 22 × 16 × 5 1/2 in. (55.9 × 40.6 × 14 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of H. Christopher Luce, B.A. 1972, in honor of Henry R. Luce, B.A. 1920
Accession Number: 2009.198.14
Geography: China
Culture: Chinese
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907 C.E.)
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Soong Meiling (1898–2003) and Chiang Kaishek (1887–1975), China, by 1931; given to Henry R. Luce (1898–1967), around 1931 [see note 1] ; by inheritance to his son Henry Luce III (1925–2005), New York, 1967; by inheritance to his son, H. Christpher Luce, New York, 2005; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2009

Note 1: Email from H. Christopher Luce dated October 24, 2009 states: "The last two [referring to this sancai-glazed bactrial camel and a jade vessel] were personal gifts from Chiang Kaishek and Soong Meiling to Henry R. Luce, given about 1931."

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

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