A very fine pair of late 17th / early 18th century Arita porcelain models of Cockerel, Hen & Chick on a tree stump
Arita ware, figural Kakiemon type, Hizen province, Japan
Edo period (late 17th / early 18th century)
circa 1700
Each modelled with a large bushy tailed Bantam rooster with finely moulded feathers, picked out in black, green, red, aubergine and gilt enamels, a small hen roosting at his left side, a chick crouching beneath his right wing, all raised upon a moulded tree stump loosely and freely enamelled with splashes of black, green and aubergine washes.
Japanese and Chinese porcelain models of animals and birds were highly fashionable in early 18th century Europe. According to Sargentson, Japanese porcelain models were noted as considerably more valuable than Chinese models, and significantly rarer. Birds of prey and exotic parrots were among the most used models of birds, with cockerel being much less common, making the present pair much more unusual.
The porcelain models measuring 14.5cm high (5-3/4 inches).
In superb original condition.
A rare pair of Arita Kakiemon model of Cockerel, Hen & Chick, c1700
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For an identical pair of Arita Cockerel, Hen & Chick models, mounted on French ormolu bases and with scrolling foliate-cast candle branches, see Christie's (New York) auction 19031 'The Collector' October 8, 2020, lot 8 (sold $32,500 USD).
An identical model of Arita Cockerel, Hen & Chick model in the Collection of Dr. Toshio Noda (Tokyo, Japan) illustrated p.109, figure 123.
An identical model in The Stichting Paleis Het Loo National Museum (Netherlands).
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