Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 256
A JAPANESE HIRADO OKIMONO AND A EWER AND COVER
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A JAPANESE HIRADO OKIMONO AND A EWER AND COVER
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
The figure depicting a dragon-taming rakan, the ascetic lifting a sacred pearl of wisdom over his head whilst pinning down the beast with his left foot; the ewer modelled as a double gourd with a dragon forming the handle and spout, one side painted with a Chinese sage and tiger, the cover shaped as a chrysanthemum flower, 23cm and 19cm respectively. (3)