Lot 25
Rare Pair of Early Arita Export Coffee Urns, Edo Period, Late 17th Century
Lot 25 Details
Rare Pair of Early Arita Export Coffee Urns, Edo Period, Late 17th Century
Intended for the Dutch market, each gourd-shaped vase raised on three cabriole legs, the body with ‘C’ handle and scene of the House Gods in jovial celebration, all rising to bulbous neck with heavenly rabbits, the domed lid with knob and decorated with dragons
height 16.9" — 43 cm.
Estimate $10,000-$15,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection Toronto, purchased in London during the 1940’s
Note:
A similar example was sold in Christie's London Export Art of China and Japan, April 6th, 1998, lot 225. Another similar example of the same design but with an European metal spout can be found in JAPANESE ART: MASTERPIECES IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Smith, London: 1990, page 167. An example with Japanese male figure legs and moulded cranes and egrets on the body can be found in CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FROM THE MOTTAHEDHE COLLECTION. Howard and Ayers. London: 1985, page 38.