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A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT TURQUOISE-GLAZED SPOTTED HOUNDS

CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT TURQUOISE-GLAZED SPOTTED HOUNDS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Seated with heads turned to one side, their bulging eyes set in an intent downward gaze, mouths open and teeth bared, the dark spotted fur markings contrasting with the bright turquoise glaze

8 in. (20.4 cm.) high

Collection of Edouard Larcade (1871-1945), Paris.
Art Chinois... Provenant de la Collection Edouard Larcade, sold Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 2 April 1957, lot 242.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 May 1968, lot 197.

Note du spécialiste


A pair of iron-red spotted hounds is illustrated in M. Cohen and W. Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie, Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, Vol. 1, Reigate, 2008, pl.11.3.