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A JAPANESE ARITA TIGER
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The beast is seated with his head slightly turned and eyes fxed.
Details of his face, mouth and ears are picked out in iron-red.
7 in. (17.5 cm.) high
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Alice and Murray Brownfeld, sold Sotheby’s New
York, January 2004.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.
日本明治時代 十九世紀 有田燒瑞虎
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AN EXPORT BISCUIT-GLAZED FIGURE OF A WARRIOR
19TH CENTURY
The bearded warrior, probably Cai Shen, is modeled holding a metal
spear in his raised hand and his left foot rests on a small black tiger.
9¿ in. (23.1 cm.) high
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
With Rare Art Inc., New York.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.
LITERATURE:
Michael Cohen and William Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese
and Japanese Export Ceramic Figures, Reigate, 2008, p. 84.
清十九世紀 外銷素三彩武財神像
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