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724 - Pair of Chinese export porcelain famille rose models of hawks, ca. late Qianlong. Each modeled standing on a pierced rockwork base, wings tucked at their sides, with iron-red breasts and colorful feathers. Provenance: Christie's, London, "Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art," 7 November 1994, Lot 95; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Sargent, "The Copeland Collection," pg. 150-1, no. 68; 170-1, no. 79. Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession no. 77.51.1. Lot Essay: Small hawks, called haidongqing, were used by the Chinese for goose hunting and became a traditional subject in representations of the annual goose hunt. Pairs of hawks, sometimes referred to as sparrow hawks, were especially popular in the English and French markets (when mounted on ormolu bases), appearing regularly in auction records in the mid-18th century. The monogrammed initials MR are inscribed along the interior of one of the birds, possibly a collector's mark. (Each) Height: 15 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 6 in.
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Pair of Chinese export porcelain famille rose models of hawks, ca. late Qianlong. Each modeled standing on a pierced rockwork base, wings tucked at their sides, with iron-red breasts and colorful feathers. Provenance: Christie's, London, "Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art," 7 November 1994, Lot 95; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Sargent, "The Copeland Collection," pg. 150-1, no. 68; 170-1, no. 79. Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession no. 77.51.1. Lot Essay: Small hawks, called haidongqing, were used by the Chinese for goose hunting and became a traditional subject in representations of the annual goose hunt. Pairs of hawks, sometimes referred to as sparrow hawks, were especially popular in the English and French markets (when mounted on ormolu bases), appearing regularly in auction records in the mid-18th century. The monogrammed initials MR are inscribed along the interior of one of the birds, possibly a collector's mark. (Each) Height: 15 in x width: 8 1/2 in x depth: 6 in.
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