F3 A Ming Dynasty sancai glazed statue of a falcon

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Description:   Chinese Ming dynasty statue of a bird of prey, most probably a falcon, glazed with sancai lead glazes.

Dating:  Ming Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220)

Size:  22.5 cm high

Provenance:  Antiquarian market

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Notes:  From Wikipedia:

“The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by Han Chinese. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun dynasty, soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty), numerous rump regimes ruled by remnants of the Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662.