Bidspirit auction | 4 Japanese Edo Imari Ware

4 Japanese Edo Imari Ware Porcelain Bijin Figures - Group of four Japanese Imari-ware porcelain figurines depicting bijin, or beautiful, figures, Edo period, ca. late 17th century. Each modeled in the standing position with their hair tied up in the traditional Genroku period style. Provenance: Christie's, London, ”Export Art of China and Japan - The China Trade Sale, ” 6 April 1998, Lot 226; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height ranges from 18 1/4 in to 18 3/4 in; width ranges from 5 1/2 in to 6 in; depth ranges from 5 1/4 in to 5 1/2 in. Condition: To one figure, there are signs of restoration and a repaired break along the bun as well as the neck; there is a horizontal hairline crack along the center of the figure, terminating in a firing flaw with a small loss to the glaze. To a second figure, there are areas throughout that fluoresce under UV light and there are repaired vertical cracks along either side of the figure, extending from the shoulders to the base, as well as pigment restorations to the head and neck. To a third figure, there are signs of restoration to the head, neck, and base that fluoresce under UV light. To the fourth figure, there are signs of restoration to the neck. Crazing to the glaze throughout. Wear commensurate with age and material. Each with several areas of residual adhesive accretions along the underside.