Chinese porcelain model of a Bactrian camel water dropper for the scholars’ desk decorated in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua), Tianqi reign, Ming dynasty.

Very rare Chinese porcelain model of a Bactrian camel (now critically endangered) water dropper for the scholars’ desk decorated in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua) and carving to enhance the tail, Tianqi reign, (1620-1627), Ming dynasty, w. 9 cm, 3½ in; h. 5,5 cm, 2¼ in. 7-19365 / 7-19366 Bespoke box.

◆ The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel.

非常罕見的中國青花陶瓷雙峰駱駝形水盂，供學士在書桌上擺設，飾以雕刻以強調尾巴，明天啟（1620-1627年），9厘米，3½吋；高5.5厘米，2¼吋。

◆ 雙峰駱駝（Camelus bactrianus）是一種偶蹄目大型動物，最早出現於中亞大草原，現已極度瀕危。雙峰駱駝背上有兩個駝峰，與單峰駱駝不同。