A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA MODELS OF LEAPING CARP, LATER MOUNTED AS LAMPS

A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA MODELS OF LEAPING CARP, LATER MOUNTED AS LAMPS
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Each carp modelled leaping from water with open mouth, decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt; each on 20th century lamp base with a gold silk damask shade, supplied by François-Joseph Graf
The carp: 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 26 3⁄8 in. (67 cm.) high, overall