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Lot #107 - A Polychrome Figure of A Bijin, Meiji Period

  • Auction House:
    Sotheby's Australia
  • Sale Name:
    Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
  • Sale Date:
    17 Jul 2019 ~ 6pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    107
  • 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
  • Estimate:
    A$2,000 - 3,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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