Lot #107 - A Polychrome Figure of A Bijin, Meiji Period
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:17 Jul 2019 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:107
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Lot Description:A Polychrome Figure of A Bijin, Meiji Period
the young woman standing with head turned slightly to one side, a fan clasped in both hands held in front, wearing a long floral decorated striped "kimono" and a broad gilt and blue wave pattern "obi" tied on the reverse, her black hair drawn into high coils and a chignon held with a comb, bow and flowers, the base with an impressed seal "Kinkozan"
43.5 cm high -
Notes:Compare with a smaller Satsuma earthenware figure from the Walter Haas Collection, illustrated by Louis Lawrence, "Satsuma", p. 149, no. 73 and sold Sotheby's, London, 14 July 2006, lot 1321
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 3,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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