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A PAIR OF EXPORT BROWN HAWKS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The hawks are fnely modeled in mirror image standing on colorful
rockwork with one yellow talon raised. Their heads are cocked and
their green-rimmed, black, beady eyes are fxed, while their plumage
is picked out in tones of sepia enamel with gilt feather details.
11 in. (28 cm.) high (2)
$60,000-80,000
PROVENANCE:
With The Chinese Porcelain Co., 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, pp. 268-269.
清乾隆 外銷立鷹一對
