A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA `BOYS` BIRD WHISTLES Edo Period, ca.1680-1700 Each in the form of a reclining child resting his head on his hands and looking up, blown through holes to the feet, decorated in Kakiemon-type overglaze enamels, the design inspired by Chinese Blanc-de-Chine figures, 8cm long (2) A single similar example features in the collection of the V&A Museum, accession no C.3-1959. Another example to be found in Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections , Christiaan J.A. Jörg, p. 278, image 348. THIS LOT IS OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.