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Parrot (one of a pair)

1730-1740
Artist/maker unknown, Dutch
The Chinese potters of the Kangxi period (1662-1722) produced a great quantity of parrot figures perched on a perforated rock. This bird, one of a pair, found a ready appreciation among the potters in Delft, who not only copied the shape and decoration of the Chinese pieces, but also included the perforated base.

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