Lot 90
Lot 90
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
TWO JAPANESE IMARI TEAPOTS AND COVERS AND AN ARITA TEAPOT AND COVER

EDO PERIOD (THE IMARI TEAPOTS LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND THE ARITA TEAPOT LATE 17TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 2,375
Estimate
GBP 800 - GBP 1,200
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TWO JAPANESE IMARI TEAPOTS AND COVERS AND AN ARITA TEAPOT AND COVER

EDO PERIOD (THE IMARI TEAPOTS LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND THE ARITA TEAPOT LATE 17TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 2,375
Price Realised GBP 2,375
Details
Comprising a barrel-shaped Imari teapot and cover with short straight spout and upright handle, the shoulder modelled with studs, decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt with cartouches enclosing plum blossom, separated by sprays of chrysanthemum; a globular Imari teapot decorated in various coloured enamels with scattered peony and wild pinks, the loop handle with iron-red scroll; and an Arita teapot and cover decorated overall in iron-red enamels and gilt on a washed green ground with chrysanthemum scroll, the upright handle and shoulder with iron-red scroll
The largest, 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high


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