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                                                                                                                                               A LARGE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE HAWK
                                                                                                                                               QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

                                                                                                                   The majestic raptor is perched on colorful
                                                                                                                   rockwork with one yellow talon raised.
                                                                                                                   With his head turned to the right he stares
                                                                                                                   into the distance as if he has spotted prey.
                                                                                                                   15 in. (38.1 cm.) high

                                                                                                $20,000-30,000

                                                                                                                                                                                            PROVENANCE:

                                                                                                                   With Cohen & Cohen, London.
                                                                                                                   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. 271,
                                                                                                                   19.3.
                                                                                                                   清乾隆 外銷粉彩立鷹

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