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THE SOWELL COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN BOYS
ARITA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Each modeled as a karako, holding a vase with a puppy
playing at his feet
12 æ in. (32.5 cm.) high (2)
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 5 November 2007,
lot 168.
LITERATURE:
op. cit., pp. 90, no. 4.4
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A JAPANESE PORCELAIN LEAPING CARP
26 ARITA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Modeled as though ascending through water, resting on a
rectangular plinth in brown and green enamels
12º in. (31 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
With Kevin Page, London.
LITERATURE:
op. cit, pp. 136, no. 8.2
