Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions
Property from the Collection of Nelson Rockefeller: Eastern Traditions & Western Visions
A RARE PAIR OF JAPANESE CARP-FORM VASES, EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY, DECORATED LATER
Auction Closed
November 19, 04:46 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A RARE PAIR OF JAPANESE CARP-FORM VASES, EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY, DECORATED LATER
each modeled with fish rising through the water with its powerful tail curled and fins outstretched, all supported on a base modeled as crashing waves
porcelain
9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) high each
Acquired from the above, January 3, 1975
The present pair of leaping carp are unusual in having later added iron-red decoration. A pair with typical underglaze-blue decoration with red and green enamels, is illustrated in John Ayers, Oliver Impey, J.V.G. Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, London, 1990, cat. no. 179. A single example, mounted in 19th century French ormolu, was sold in our London rooms, October 25, 2016, lot 58.