Japanese Ceramic Figural Group of two Geisha, late C19th
£25.00
LOT NUMBER 85
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LOT NUMBER 85
Japanese Ceramic Figural Group of two Geisha, late C19th
A Japanese ceramic figural group of two Geisha, one standing with her right arm upraised and the other seated with a fan in her left hand, both dressed in the traditional Japanese kimono wrapped round at the front and tied with a tassel at the back, and positioned on a blue ground rocky outcrop which is pierced at the top and bottom, possibly as a result of the manufacturing process. Various ceramic figures of geisha, sometimes pairs and sometimes individual figures, were produced in Japan in the late nineteenth century, doubtless for export. All share fairly bold modelling and a bright palette of colours but a group such as this seems a bit more unusual. It is an effective composition and a modest reflection of the taste for ‘Japonisme’ in the West at that time.Size: | Ht 18cm (max); Width 12.5cm (max); Depth 7.5cm (max) |
Weight: | 335gm |
Date: | Late C20th |
Condition: | Very good condition with no damage or restoration |
Price: | £25 |