DIMENSIONS

Height: 7 inches

PROVENANCE

• Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 2005

• Private Collection, United States

CATALOGUE NOTES

Pair of dehua porcelain roosters, posed standing upon a rocky base with head held up toward the viewer. Finely detailed with incised designs in imitation of feathers; the beaks, held slightly agape with tongue visible. Glazed overall in a fine opaque glaze displaying the fine whiteness of the blanc de chine paste.

SIMILAR EXAMPLES

Found in museums and private collections including Groniger Museum, the British Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and Burghley House.