An Arita porcelain wall vase with a Kakiemon decoration depicting a leaping carp.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

It was common to see carp depicted, particularly these leaping carp, in Japan at the end of the 17th century. Some models were mounted and adapted.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a pair depicted in a more naturalistic manner, see:

– Cohen and Cohen, Mandarin and Menagerie, The James E. Sowell Collection, pl. 8.1, p. 134

For an identical model in blue and white decoration, see:

– A&J Speelman Oriental Art, London, “A rare blue and white Arita porcelain carp wall vase”

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