Lot 360

FINE AND RARE JAPANESE SATSUMA OKIMONO OF A LIFE-SIZE CROUCHING CAT
HODODA COMPANY MARK, MEIJI PERIOD
















Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明治 保土田款 薩摩燒等身臥貓置物
realistically moulded with eyes closed and head slightly turned to the right, wearing a bell collar decorated with kiku sprays and geometric designs on black ground, the base signed with a gilt Hododa mark below a Shimazu mon
Dimensions
29cm wide
Footnote
Compare to an Imperial Satsuma model of a recumbent cat, 19th century, sold at Christie's London, 2 Oct 2005, lot 363.















