A Japanese figure of benkei. Edo, circa 1700
The moulded and modelled figure of Benkei on carp has its mouth slightly opened, protruding eyes, moulded nostrils, raised fins, incised scales along the body. It is sitting on its curved caudal fin, the carp with a figure of a boy moulded with arms and legs gripping around its belly. The carp is leaping from […]
A Kakiemon-style figure of a shishi. Japan, Edo, 17th c.
Over the grayish white porcelain and blue-tinged glaze, the figure is profusely painted in overglaze enamels of the kakiemon palette: red, blue, turquoise, aubergine and black while the yellow is notably omitted. The animal is seated in an alert posture, its tail raised, on a studded elliptical drum-shaped base with karakusascrolls. its face resembles that […]
A pair of large leaping carps. Japan, Edo
Decorated in iron-red, green, aubergine and black enamels and gilt and underglaze blue, each leaping from water.
An unusual and large armorial Japanese armorial charger. Arita, Edo, circa 1700
The charger has a curved border with a slightly everted rim. It is painted in underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, with gilt highlights and a few touches of black. The center of the charger is decorated with a large circular medallion and a heraldic shield enclosed by baroque leaves. On the rim are eight cartouches, […]