Lot Essay
A similar pair in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is illustrated in Porcelain for Palaces, the Fashion for Japan, Europe 1650-1750, no. 177, p. 188.
.jpg?w=1)
Morning Room at Champ Soleil
A PAIR OF JAPANESE HENS
18TH CENTURY, ARITA
Details
A PAIR OF JAPANESE HENS
18th century, Arita
Modelled standing on colourful rockwork bases, their heads turned slightly towards each other, their breasts white and their tail and wing feathers picked out in bright enamel colours
9½in. (24.1cm.) high (2)
18th century, Arita
Modelled standing on colourful rockwork bases, their heads turned slightly towards each other, their breasts white and their tail and wing feathers picked out in bright enamel colours
9½in. (24.1cm.) high (2)