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AN IMARI MODEL OF A KARAKO AN ARITA MODEL OF A HOUND AN ARITA MODEL OF A COCKEREL
[CHINESE BOY] EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH - EARLY
EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY 伊万里 色絵犬置物、江戸時代、17世紀後期 18TH CENTURY
伊万里 色絵唐子置物、江戸時代、17世紀後期 伊万里 色絵鶏置物、江戸時代、17世紀後期
the seated model with one raised paw, decorated
the standing figure with hands raised, decorated in iron red, brown, black enamels and gilt with a the bird with its head turned backwards, seated
in iron red, black, green and aubergine enamels collar and bell around his neck on the remains of a tree stump decorated in
and gilt on underglaze blue, his robes with 26 cm, 10¼ in. green, black and iron red enamels with its finely
chrysanthemums and Buddhist emblems detailed tail feathers
33 cm, 13 in. PROVENANCE 26 cm, 10¼ in.
The Dutch, van Loon family, shareholders of
PROVENANCE the Dutch East India company (Vereenigde PROVENANCE
The Kenzo collection Oostindische Compagnie) Robert Moore collection
A similar pair was sold Christie’s, London, from For a similar pair of hounds in the Somlyo For a similar example see Christiaan J. A. Jörg,
the collection of Robert Moore, 5th-7th November Collection see Mark Hinton, Kuniko Matsui and Fine and Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in
2007, lot 168 Anastasia von Seibold, Courtly Display, The Dutch Collections (Amsterdam, 2003), no. 360
Somlyo Collection of Japanese Ceramics (London,
£ 4,000-6,000 2015), pl. 24 p. 58 Another example in the Soame Jenyns Collection
€ 4,550-6,800 US$ 5,300-7,900 is on view in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge,
£ 6,000-8,000 collection no. J117
€ 6,800-9,100 US$ 7,900-10,600
£ 2,500-3,000
€ 2,850-3,400 US$ 3,300-3,950

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