Lot 28
Kakiemon Candle Stick, Edo Period, 17th/18th Century

Lot 28 Details
Kakiemon Candle Stick, Edo Period, 17th/18th Century
The yellow glazed drip plate decorated with lotus balls and scrolling vines, resting on a tripod base with three crabriole legs extending from blue grotesque faces
diameter 6.6" — 16.8 cm.
Estimate $4,000-$6,000
Provenance:
Private Toronto Collection of Japanese Works of Art
By repute, uncovered in 1947 from the grave of Kuroda Tsunamasa, the 14th generation lord of the Hakata fief (present day Fukuoka prefecture)
Note:
A similar example can be found in the Tanakamaru Collection of the Kurita Museum, Ashikaga City.