Lot Essay
Howard and Ayers, op. cit., illustrate an all white example of this "rare model" (p. 587) and note that its knobbed forehead and heavy legs and feet are typical of the Chinese goose.
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A LARGE WHITE GOOSE
QIANLONG PERIOD
Standing on webbed feet with his head turned back over his folded wings, the feet and beak glazed orange with details in black and yellow enamel, feather markings of tail and wings moulded (both legs broken and repaired, one wing end chipped and the other missing and with old metal repair)--10 5/8in. (27cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD
Standing on webbed feet with his head turned back over his folded wings, the feet and beak glazed orange with details in black and yellow enamel, feather markings of tail and wings moulded (both legs broken and repaired, one wing end chipped and the other missing and with old metal repair)--10 5/8in. (27cm.) high