Lot 37
Lot 37
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA FLOWER VASES (HANAIKE)

EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 6,875
Estimate
GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000
Closed: 8 Nov 2018
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA FLOWER VASES (HANAIKE)

EDO PERIOD (EARLY 18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 6,875
Closed: 8 Nov 2018
Price Realised GBP 6,875
Closed: 8 Nov 2018
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Each modelled as a carp leaping from waves, their tails turned to the sides and mouths open, decorated in underglaze blue, with their scales and fins highlighted in gilt and red enamelled mouths, the waves decorated in green enamels
9¾ in. (24 cm.) high


Provenance
H. Woods Wilson Ltd.
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
Literature
For the left carp, see Soame Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, (London, 1965), no. 35A.
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