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A pair of Kengoi Imari toguri porcelain bottles
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### **A pair of Kengoi Imari toguri porcelain bottles****Early 18th century, Japan****Height: 26.5cm, 10.43inches**The square shaped bottles have shoulders that slope gently on four sides flattening out to a short round neck with spreading mouth. The decoration on all four panels is similar with four separate scenes, two within cloud shapes and two within fan shapes against a raised honey coomb white glazed ground, and an enamelled diaper ground. The scenes depict a hut with a pine tree in a mountain landscape, a section of bamboo with leaves, and two different flowering plants. Each panel is framed within a rectangular boarder in over glaze red with gilt scroll work and chrysanthemum flowers.kenjo or gift imari was used at the courts of the aristocracy, the enamels are particularly bright, the painting very fine and detailed. The colours include under glaze blue and over glaze enamels in blue, yellow, green, red, white and aubergine, with the gilding in cold gold.**Similar Examples**La maladie de porcelain, East Asian porcelain from the collection of Augustus the Strong, Leipzig 2001, figure 85.
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A pair of Imari vases and covers decorated with ladies and attendants holding parasols
Price On Request ### **A pair of Imari vases and covers decorated with ladies and attendants holding parasols****Circa 1700, Japan****Height: 89.5cm, 38.78inches**Each vase of baluster form with domed cover, the latter with broad rim and surmounted by a standing lady dressed in a kimono. The main body of each vase painted with two ladies traditionally dressed in kimonos, each accompanied...
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A pair of Imari porcelain figures of ladies
Price On Request ### **A pair of Imari porcelain figures of ladies****1700-1720, Japan****Height: 46 cm, 18.1 inches**The ladies are standing wearing kimonos that are strikingly decorated with a design of the three friends in under glaze blue, iron red, salmon pink and gilding, the hair is tied up into a bunch at the back of the head and held in...
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A large pair of Imari porcelain figures of ladies
Price On Request ### **A large pair of Imari porcelain figures of ladies****Edo period, late 17th century to early 18th century****Height: 56.5 cm, 22.24 inches**Each is similarly modelled as a lady standing with one foot forward, the left hand raised to her lapel and the right hand holding her robe. Both wear kimonos, decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red and black...
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A single Kakiemon porcelain cockbird
Price On Request ### **A single Kakiemon porcelain cockbird****Late 17th century, Japan****Height: 21cm, 8.27inches**The bird sits on the ground with both feet exposed; the head is turned back upon itself with open beak and piercing eyes, the head and neck feathers all in iron red. The wings rest against the body, with finely detailed paintwork, the feathers enamelled in white,...
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A rare pair of Kakiemon porcelain cockbirds
Price On Request ### **A rare pair of Kakiemon porcelain cockbirds****Late 17th century, Genroko period, Japan****Height: 28cm, 11.02inches**Each is standing upon rockwork bases displaying their handsome plumage, the details moulded and brilliantly decorated in iron red, blue, green, yellow and black enamels, the irregularly shaped bases in washed iron oxide.As far as we are aware there are no other cockbirds...
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A porcelain walking dog in the Kakiemon palette
Price On Request ### **A porcelain walking dog in the Kakiemon palette****Late 17th century, Japan****Length: 22cm, 8.66inches**The puppy walks with head stooped, mouth closed, turning to the right in characteristic pose when following scent, the tail raised and curled into a circle. The off white glazed body is sponged with irregular patches in over glaze enamels of black, red and...
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A porcelain dog seated on its haunches decorated in the Kakiemon palette
Price On Request ### **A porcelain dog seated on its haunches decorated in the Kakiemon palette****Late 17th century, Japan****Height: 24.5cm, 9.65inches**The dog sits foursquare with his two front legs straight and vertical, tail curled into a circle and head turned at right angles to the right with closed mouth. The porcelain is covered in an off white glaze and decorated...
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An Arita porcelain seated hound
Price On Request ### **An Arita porcelain seated hound****Circa 1700, Japan****Height: 46 cm, 18.1 inches**The dog is naturalistically modelled seated on its haunch with front legs straight and head erect, glazed in white, and painted with patches of iron-red, brown, black and gilt over pale violet enamel. The tail is curled into a circle and tipped brown. An iron-red ribbon...
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A Kakiemon palette porcelain shell and cover
Price On Request ### **A Kakiemon palette porcelain shell and cover****Late 17th century, Japan****Height: 12.5cm 4.92inches, length: 21.5cm 8.46inches**The conch shell form pouring vessel is placed on three coral like feet, the overall surface is encrusted with smaller shells, barnacles and sea weed glazed in yellow, blue and green enamel. The unglazed ground is textured like granular white, with the...
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An Arita Okimono
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### **An Arita Okimono****Edo period, late 17th century, Japan****Height: 20cm/ 7.87 inches**Modelled as a cockerel with impressive feathers.
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A pair of imari porcelain roosters
Price On Request ### **A pair of imari porcelain roosters****18th century, Edo period, Japan****Height: 26cm 10.24 inches**Each rooster sits with beak open and tail feathers erect on a hollow base modelled as a rock or tree trunk overgrown with modelled fungus and plants. The heads of the birds are mainly in shades of red with gilt beaks and black dotted...
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A pair of Kakiemon porcelain Oshidori (Mandarin ducks)
Price On Request ### **A pair of Kakiemon porcelain Oshidori (Mandarin ducks)****Edo period, 1670-1690, Japan****Height: 15.8 cm, 6.2 inches**Each bird is naturally modelled swimming forward with long crest, upturned wings and open beak. A pair of webbed feet are partly seen and kicked back providing the feeling of forward motion. The head is predominantly coloured in iron red with pale...
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