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A LARGE PAIR OF EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE ROOSTERS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The roosters perch on pierced rocks in mirror image, each with one
foot raised, their breasts enameled a vibrant pink.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) (2)
$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE:
With Alvin Lo Oriental Art, New York.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.
LITERATURE:
Michael Cohen and William Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese
and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, Reigate, 2008, p. 228.
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