Asian Art II - 17th November 2011

Lot 806

A massive Japanese bronze bowl or censer 18th century

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £750

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Description

A massive Japanese bronze bowl or censer 18th century, of cylindrical form with a wide, flat rim bearing a long inscription, which translates as 'made in the tenth month of the eighteeth year of the Kyoho reign', which corresponds to 1733, the sides with curved, flat lug handles, 42.5cm.