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Lot 362*
A Kakiemon model of a shishi Edo Period, late 18th century
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11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£7,000 - £9,000
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Find your local specialistA Kakiemon model of a shishi
Edo Period, late 18th century
Seated upright with its head raised and mouth closed, modelled with bushy eyebrows and tufts of hair to its mane and down the ridge of its back, boldly decorated in blue dots covering the entirety of its body, its eyes and teeth painted in yellow, with wood storage box. 21cm (8¼in) high. (2).
Seated upright with its head raised and mouth closed, modelled with bushy eyebrows and tufts of hair to its mane and down the ridge of its back, boldly decorated in blue dots covering the entirety of its body, its eyes and teeth painted in yellow, with wood storage box. 21cm (8¼in) high. (2).
Footnotes
柿右衛門 染付獅子置物 江戸時代(18世紀後期)
Kakiemon shishi are found in a variety of models. Compare with other models illustrated by Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, p.277, no.346, and by Soame Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, pl.62B.
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Please note that the correct dating for this lot is late 17th century
























