Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Lot Closed
May 15, 01:54 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF ARITA COCKERELS, EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY
the realistically modelled birds on rockwork stands and decorated in iron-red and yellow enamels and gilt
(2)
23 cm., 9 in. high
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For a similar example in the inventoried collections of Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire see, The Burghley Porcelains, an exhibition from the Burghley House Collection and based on the 1688 inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule (Japan Society New York, 1986) plate 91.