Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 256

A JAPANESE WHITE GLAZED MODEL OF A SQUIRREL

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

A JAPANESE WHITE GLAZED MODEL OF A SQUIRREL, OKIMONO

EDO PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH CENTURY

Possibly Hirado ware, the rodent depicted clambering upon a rocky outcrop, its eyes picked out in brown and with its long tail trailing behind, with luscious fruiting vines growing to the side, 14.5cm.