A Pair Of Arita Blue And White Models Of Seated Horses

LATE 17TH CENTURY

细节

A Pair Of Arita Blue And White Models Of Seated Horses
Late 17th Century
Their saddle cloths with flowers and foliage, the irregularly shaped bases with scrolling karakusa, one with some old restoration, other with a slight crack
Each 76in. (18cm.) long (2)

拍场告示

Please note that both pieces have some restoration.

拍品专文

A similar example is illustrated in C.J.A. Jörg's Interaction in Ceramics, Oriental Porcelain and Delftware, (Hong Kong, 1984). He remarks that the source of the model was probably white Delft ware. Other Japanese copies of Delft figures are those of cows and the "Dutchman on a barrel".

Another example is illustrated Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750, p.188, pl.176.