A Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat | Christie's

Sale 7894

Oriental Works of Art

London, South Kensington

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19 February 1998

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Lot 409

A Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat

Price realised

GBP 345

Estimate

GBP 300 - GBP 500

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A Kutani model of a recumbent sleeping cat
wearing a bell collar, painted in coloured enamels and gilt -- 5½in. (14cms) long; and a Japanese polychrome model of a seated puppy decorated with scattered lotus sprays -- 5¼in. (13.5cms) high. (2)
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