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Fri, Mar 27, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 283

Large Japanese Ceramic Chicken Garden Sculpture

Estimate: $400 - $600

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20th century, painted and glazed earthenware figural group of a standing rooster with a racoon dog or tanuki wearing a hat riding on its back, molded and textured surfaces, 49 x 17-1/2 x 22 in., Provenance: Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Condition

scattered chips and breaks throughout (especially to molded feather), large break to chicken's tail and comb, some paint loss, firing cracks and feet, other surface wear and abrasions˜
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