Lot 359

FINE JAPANESE SATSUMA 'SLEEPING CAT' KORO
MEIJI TO TAISHO PERIOD












Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明治至大正 薩摩燒眠貓型熏爐
realistically moulded as a cat with all fours tucked in, curled to one side, tail curved in, finely painted in gild with manes, tied with a red ribbon hung with two bells, leaves covered the back and one with a vine handle lifts up revealing the vessel
Dimensions
23cm wide
Footnote
Compare to a Japanese Kaga ware porcelain sleeping cat, Taisho period, 20th century, sold at sotheby's London, 21 September 2021, lot 14.











