Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Lots will be in transit between spaces, should you wish to collect, bookings are essential at least 1 working day before you intend to collect.

Collections between 5 and 9 December: The Oval, 1st Floor Colinton House, 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands.

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A Japanese Kutani stoneware figure of Putai, early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000

About this Item

A Japanese Kutani stoneware figure of Putai, early 20th century

the happy bare-chested figure with his right arm raised to his forehead, his left hand clutching a cream-glazed sack highlighted with yellow, green and purple cellular decoration, wearing a robe decorated with iron-red and gilt peonies, scrollwork and foliage against a dark blue ground, 24cm high

Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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