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Lot 231
A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA MODELS OF LEAPING CARP, LATER MOUNTED AS LAMPS
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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GBP 6,250
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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
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
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
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
For a similar example in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, accession no. C.43A-1962, see John Ayers, Oliver Impey, J.V.G. Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces: The fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, (The Oriental Ceramics Society, 1990), cat. no. 178, p. 189.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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