Figure
Category
Ceramics
Date
1650 - 1700
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
162 mm (Height); 113 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Dehua
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581739.2
Summary
Figure of a cockerel (cock), one of two, porcelain, the bird stands with open beak on a wedge-shaped plinth, his tail feathers, legs, wings and cockscomb are moulded separately, and applied with slip before glazing and firing, with incised details, the open hollow underside of base with bar support; Part of left wing missing; made in the Dehua kilns in Fujian province, China, circa 1650-1700.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt