A BLUE AND WHITE HAWK
A BLUE AND WHITE HAWK

18TH/19TH CENTURY

细节
A BLUE AND WHITE HAWK
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Possibly Japanese, the large bird perched in alert pose on a rocky outcropping, his talons curled tightly around a small ledge, his wings folded across his back over his long tail and molded with numerous overlapping feathers, his breast glazed white, his head turned slightly, the beady eyes picked out in black, the hoods with dark blue heightened in iron spots
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
来源
The Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 2000, lot 375.