Kakiemon figure rides to $16,000

While the estimate of $20-50 did not necessarily reflect it, the sale at Hayloft Auctions (28% buyer’s premium) in the Bronx, New York, on September 9 included an exceptional piece of Japanese porcelain.

This 10in figure of a boy holding a double gourd vase as he rides a carp or catfish was probably m…

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