Lot 42
Lot 42
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON EWER

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 7,500
Estimate
GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,000
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A JAPANESE KAKIEMON EWER

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 7,500
Price Realised GBP 7,500
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Modelled as a karako seated on a double-gourd, the upper part of the gourd forming the spout and the figure carrying the metal-mounted handle on his back, vividly decorated in blue, red and turquoise enamels with a lotus and lotus scroll to the sides, the spout with antiquities and the figure's robes embellished with geometric patterns
7½ in. (19.5 cm.) high


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Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
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