### **An unusual Imari porcelain figure of a recumbent elephant**


**Circa 1700, Japan**

**Height: 4.4 cm, 1.75 inches**

**Length: 9.5 cm, 3.75 inches**

Lying down, its trunk resting across one leg. The saddlecloth decorated with kakakusa scrolls in ochre against a green and black background with iron red flowers.