https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/21180/fullPair of Bijin (Beauties)ca.1690-1710Overall (G05.12.25.1): 14.5 x 6 cm (5 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Overall (G05.12.25.2): 5 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (14.6 x 5 cm)Porcelain with overglaze enamelsThe Macdonald CollectionOrigin: Arita, JapanG05.12.25.1-21A pair of Bijin (a court beauty) figures, leaning backwards and slightly to one side. Their kimono are decorated in the Kakiemon style with black, iron-red, green and blue enamels with rectangular panels and stylised grasses. Pierced holes for metal mounting in Europe as a candelabra.Macdonald CollectionMacdonald Collection - Kakiemon style porcelainChinese and Japanese CeramicsJapanese Porcelain and Its Influence[]Asian CeramicsJapanese Porcelain1849932843JapaneseEdo Period (1603-1868)None