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A RARE KAKIEMON FIGURE OF A
WAKASHU [YOUNG MAN]
EDO PERIOD, LATE 17 TH CENTURY
柿右衛門 色絵若衆置物、江戸時代、17世
紀後期
the standing figure holding a folded fan
tucked into his obi, decorated in the vibrant
Kakiemon palette of iron-red, green, yellow,
blue, the kimono decorated with scrolling
flowers and foliage and naoshi, the coiffure
enamelled in black
30.5 cm., 12 in. high.
For a similar example, see Soame Jenyns,
Japanese Porcelain, (London, 1965), pl. 55B.
£ 80,000-100,000
€ 94,000-118,000 US$ 106,000-133,000
Reverse
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