KANGXI 1662 – 1722 Blanc de Chine Porcelain

Condition

Good, part of the lower beak is missing and has been restored c.6 x 6 mm, a shallow chip to the side of the comb has been filled c.4 x 3 mm.

Size

Height : 21 cm (8 1/4 inches)

Provenance

R & G McPherson Antiques A Private English Collection of Chinese Ceramics.

Stock number

23487

References

For a very similar Blanc de Chine model of a cockerel see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969. ISBN 571-08078-2) plate 109 D. A enamelled 17th century Japanese version of this model is in Burghley House, published in `The Burghley Porcelains, An Exhibition from The Burghley House Collection and Based on the 1688 Inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule` (Japan Society, New York, 1986) pages 222 and 223, item 90, another even closer version is illustrated on page 225 and described on page 224, item 91.