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KOGYOKU (ACTIVE LATE 19TH
CENTURY)
A porcelain plaque
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century 1087
Molded in high relief with a bold design of a
tiger beneath an old pine tree by a waterfall,
the tail and some of the branches molded in
the round, painted in polychrome enamels
and gilt, signed Kogyoku; in a fitted wood
frame
12 3/8 x 9 1/4in (131.3 x 23.5cm); 14 5/8 x
11in (37.1 x 27.9cm) including frame

US$2,000 - 3,000
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A KUTANI COVERED BOWL AND A
DOUBLE GOURD VASE
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Each decorated in red and black iron-oxide
and gilt on a clear crackled ground, the
covered bowl decorated on the exterior with
panels of birds and flowers, the surrounding
areas with karakusa, whorls, and tassels,
the interior painted with a scene of geese in
flight and by a stream, the interior rim with a
green enamel band and karakusa in gilt, the
cover decorated with a circular panel with
court ladies playing koto in a villa, the interior
of the cover with geese flying before clouds
and a full moon, applied with a “bamboo
segment” finial, signed on the underside Dai
Nihon Kaga no kuni ni oite Kutani Ikkodo
sei Setsuzan; the bottle vase painted with
circular panels containing figures engaged in
various activities surrounded by karakusa and 1088
floral lozenges, signed on the underside Dai
Nihon Kutani Oodo sei
14in (35.5cm) diameter; 12 1/4in (31.1cm)
high

US$1,500 - 2,500

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