A pair of Oribe-style koma-inu. Mino area, Owari province. Dated by inscription 1777 - image-1
A pair of Oribe-style koma-inu. Mino area, Owari province. Dated by inscription 1777 - image-2
A pair of Oribe-style koma-inu. Mino area, Owari province. Dated by inscription 1777 - image-1A pair of Oribe-style koma-inu. Mino area, Owari province. Dated by inscription 1777 - image-2

Lot 360 Dα

A pair of Oribe-style koma-inu. Mino area, Owari province. Dated by inscription 1777

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.520 € (incl. premium)

A pair of Oribe-style koma-inu. Mino area, Owari province. Dated by inscription 1777

Sitting with front legs straight, on a flat rectangular plate, the mouth of one animal tightly closed, the mouth of the other open. The body with finely crackled, beige-coloured glaze, head and mane glazed bottle green, the base painted brown. Engraved inscription on the bottom of one animal: An'ei hinoto-tori (1777) ... on a spring day. Firing cracks and small chips to one animal. (2)
Height 25.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany