A KAKIEMON MODEL OF A BIJIN decorated in iron-red, blue, green and black enamels, her kimono with kiku and irises, wearing a headress and holding a basket in her arms (slight old restoration to headress), late 17th century

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A KAKIEMON MODEL OF A BIJIN decorated in iron-red, blue, green and black enamels, her kimono with kiku and irises, wearing a headress and holding a basket in her arms (slight old restoration to headress), late 17th century
29.5cm. high

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Similar examples of this figure sold at Sotheby's, lot 43, 26 February 1975 and lot 355, 31 October 1984

Similar examples are illustrated in Kakiemon, Kakiemon Research Committee, Kakiemon-ten, Asahi Shinbun Sha, 1993, pl. 82 and Kakiemon no Sekai, Asahi Shinbun Sha, pl. 51

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