Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 377
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON WATER DROPPER
Estimate £1,800 - £2,200 | Hammer £2500
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Description
A JAPANESE KAKIEMON WATER DROPPER, SUITEKI
C.1690
Modelled as a crouching lion dog, shishi, the mythical beast with its head raised and painted in red, blue, yellow, green and black enamels, with a small aperture to its back and with the mouth open, the flat base with gauze marks, 8.4cm.
Cf. Courtly Display, The Somlyo Collection of Japanese ceramics, Christie's, London Exhibition 12-19 December 2015, p.34 no.7, for a related pair of shishi.