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Figure of a Bijin (beautiful lady)

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Title/s	Figure of a Bijin (beautiful lady)
Maker/s	Unknown
Category	hard-paste porcelain
Name	figure
School/Style	Kakiemon
Description	Figure of a bijin (beautiful lady). Hard-paste porcelain decorated overglaze in enamels.
Production Place	Arita (place) Japan (country) Japanese (nationality)
Dimensions	height: 38.7 cm width:
Period	Edo Period (1615-1868)
Date	circa 1680 to 1700
Provenance	given: The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum 1961 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Documentation	(1989 - 90) Treasures from the Fitzwilliam: ''The Increase of Learning and other great Objects of that Noble Foundation'', Cambridge (Cambs.) [page: 73] [comments: Publ.] (2005) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum, London: Scala [page: 141] [comments: Publ.] Sotheby's (2005) Japanese Works of Art, Prints and Paintings, London?: Sotheby's [page: 69] 10 November 2005) [comments: Cf. Lot 944. Estimate 6,000-8,000 sterling] Oliver Impey Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London?2003-2004) [comments: Cf. p.11, fig.16]
Other Notes
Accession Number	C.3-1961 (Applied Arts) (Reference Number: 118336; Input Date: 2005-01-21 / Last Edit: 2009-02-02)

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Figure of a Bijin (beautiful lady)