probably 19th century, unmarked, comprising: Chinese blanc de chine parrot on a stump; Japanese hawk on a stump; larger 10 x 4-1/4 x 5-3/8 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Note: For a similar example of the hawk, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession/object number: 2002.447.129, see: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49429
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The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
anomalies as made including pinholes and firing cracks; hawk with small break and repair at proper right wing, marks and discoloration to unglazed body, small chip at top of beak
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