Two Figures of Seated Courtesans

Japanese

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1670 - 1690

Two seated female figures painted in Kakiemon-style overglaze enamel, typified by the use of bright enamel colours on a fine white porcelain body. Such work set a standard in the early 18th century for European porcelain manufacture and influenced Meissen, Chelsea, Worcester and Bow. Kakiemon-style wares, especially figures of this kind, were the costliest and most sought after of all Japanese ceramics exported to Europe.

• Medium: porcelain with overglaze enamel
• Dimensions: 26 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5500 ( Total: £25,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1980
• Vendor: Sir Harry and Lady Garner

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