Lot Essay
A similar piece is illustrated in Nagatake and Yabe, Nihontoji taikei, Imari, (Tokyo, Heibonsha 1989), pl. 79.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TWO LARGE ARITA MODELS OF EAGLES
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TWO LARGE ARITA MODELS OF EAGLES
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Vividly decorated in iron-red, various coloured enamels, including turquoise and blue, and gilt, perched on rockwork, each with beaks parted, the plumage and feathers finely moulded, (each with some old damage)
Both approx. 54cm. high (2)
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Vividly decorated in iron-red, various coloured enamels, including turquoise and blue, and gilt, perched on rockwork, each with beaks parted, the plumage and feathers finely moulded, (each with some old damage)
Both approx. 54cm. high (2)