Spotted Dove(?): Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor, with Birds of Prey Notes on Reverse) shino footed bowl but certainly much of its

but certainly much of its inspiration comes from traditional Japanese pottery

I'm always rather amazed by the colors of mallards to begin with

3” deep at base

Button eyes and nose

6 1/2" t x 5 5/8" in diameter

Spotted Dove(?): Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor, with Birds of Prey Notes on Reverse) shino footed bowl but certainly much of itsThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawingone of four watercolors I purchased from a German seller, which appear all done by the same person, likely c. 1800. Photos do no justice to the real thing. I would guess they were the original drawings after which engravings were then made for a volume on animal life. I find it, and all of them, just extraordinarily beautiful, and their amazing