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A pair of Kakiemon models of cockerels | Edo period, late 17th century

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Lot Closed

September 29, 02:33 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 50,000 GBP

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The Property of American Collectors

A pair of Kakiemon models of cockerels

Edo period, late 17th century


the standing birds on biscuit bases, decorated in iron-red, green, yellow, blue and black enamels, their feather details realistically rendered

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24 cm., 9½ in. high

For a similar example see The Burghley Porcelains: An Exhibition form the Burghley House Collection and based on the 1688 Inventory and 1609 Devonshire Schedule, exhib. cat. (New York, 1986) p. 222, no. 90.