Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 337
A JAPANESE BRONZE KORO AND COVER
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £400
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Description
A JAPANESE BRONZE KORO AND COVER
EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
The bulbous body shaped as a peony bud, the petals with striations and areas highlighted in mixed metals including kinzogan, rogin and yamagane alloys, inlaid in honzogan, the decoration of the lid in openwork echoing the shape of the body, with a bud-shaped knop,12cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection.