JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ARITA MODELS OF LEAPING CARP
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The scaly bodies naturalistically detailed, decorated in iron-red, blue, white and black enamels and gilt, modelled leaping from rocky bases embellished in tones of green, aubergine and iron-red
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from the London trade, 5 October 2007.

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Lot Essay

A similar pair is illustrated in Mandarin and Menagerie, Chinese and Japanese Export Ceramics, Sowell Collection Vol 1, 2008, pp. 134-135, fig. 8.1; and in Japanese Porcelain, Soame Jenyns, London, 1965, fig. 35a. A pair of late 17th century Arita leaping carp on ormolu mounts were sold at Christie's London, 16 May 2012, lot 234.

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