Japanese Kakiemon figure of a boy sitting on a drum.

Height

14 cm

Width

10 cm

Date

circa 1670-1690

Price

Price on Application

Provenance

private collection

Literature

A similar kakiemon figure is in the Ashmolean museum Oxford, nr 1998.209 and a pair is in the collection of Burghley House Stamford England, reference number CER0300 

see: Oliver Impey - Japanese export porcelain, catalogue of the Ashmolean Museum Oxford 2002 P.81 illstrated. nr 71

Additional Information

Beautiful and rare early japanese Kakiemon figure of a boy sitting on a drum 

To be dated from the 17th century circa 1670-1690

The decoration is in the kakiemon palette with red green black and blue.

Condition: the head reattached and the bottom is partly missing /removed so you can look in the inside, futher no restorations. 

Unique to be able to see the inside and the fine modelling of the figure.