Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019

Lot 457

A LARGE CHINESE SHIWAN WARE MODEL OF AN EAGLE 19TH CENTURY The white bird tucking his head under...

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A LARGE CHINESE SHIWAN WARE MODEL OF AN EAGLE

19TH CENTURY

The white bird tucking his head under his wing, perched on the gnarled stump of a cherry tree with blossoming branches, 43.5cm.

Cf. Rustic Images, Shiwan Ware from the Eryi Coating Collection, no.64 for a related smaller model of a white eagle.