Tomb figure of a kneeling camel with driver

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Tomb figure of a kneeling camel with driver

China

Date
618–906
Medium
Red earthenware with traces of slip and polychromy
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

This well-modeled Bactrian camel and his central Asian driver reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Tang art. The camel was the primary beast of burden along the great caravan routes which linked Tang China with Central Asia and the Middle East. This surly beast, as well as the various foreign peoples which thronged the great markets of Ch'ang-an and Lo-yang, became favorite and exotic subjects for the observant Tang potters.

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