Pr Japanese Edo Export Porcelain Leaping Carp

Description

Pair of Japanese export porcelain figures in the form of leaping carp, Edo period, ca. 1690. Each is modeled jumping upwards with a young boy nestled along the fish's curved tail. The bases depicting splashing and swirling waves, executed in verdant green and light purple glaze. The pair would have been imported from Japan through Batavia by the Dutch East India Company.

Illustrated in Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," pg. 280, fig. 339.

Loan: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1975.

Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.

A similar pair of carp is referenced in Ayers, Impey, & Mallet, "Porcelain for Palaces," pg. 189.
(Each) height: 8 1/2 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 4 3/4 in.

Condition

To one of the figures, the tail of the fish has been restored - several breaks are visible. Some firing flaws throughout both figurines. Light wear to the footrims. Some loss to gilt decoration.

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Pr Japanese Edo Export Porcelain Leaping Carp

Name: Pr Japanese Edo Export Porcelain Leaping Carp
SKU: 245355807
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

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