Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 296
A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £600
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Description
A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, KORO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The bulbous body decorated with writhing dragons amongst clouds, raised on three feet shaped as young boys, karako, and with a fourth one to the cover, the handles formed as smaller dragons, signed Yoshi zo to the base, 21cm. (2)
Cf. Bonhams London, 14th May 2015, lot 424, for a related koro with boys and dragons by Yoshi.