Minneapolis Institute of Art
Sparrow hawk, one of a pair
China; France (mounts)
- Date
- 1736–74
- Medium
- Porcelain on ormolu bases
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Admiration of Chinese artifacts in the 1700s led to a wave of Asian-French fusion style, which soon dominated interiors throughout Europe. Chinese artisans made this pair of porcelain sparrow hawks. Their counterparts in France later fitted them with gilt-bronze bases of great sophistication. The bases’ Rococo shapes put a French spin on these exotic birds of prey and also connected them to the rest of the domestic interior in which they were placed. China, France, Asia, Europe
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