Caption

Incense burner koro, Meiji period late 19th century, Japan. Bronze vessel incense burner with dragon-shaped handles; decorated with dragons, devils, elephants, zodiac signs, peacocks, pine trees, peonies, bodhisattva imagery, and Amaterasu mythology. Function: incense burner. Dimensions: height 255.0 cm, width 78.0 cm, depth 46.0 cm., A tall dark bronze sculptural object stands against a pale gray background, featuring a layered vertical form with ornamental textures and relief work; the piece has a rounded base rising to a circular plinth with carved motifs, supported by rounded feet, above which a drum-like section with elaborate surface decoration and a group of small humanlike figures in dynamic poses connects to a slender central column wrapped with sculpted vine- or rope-like elements; higher up there is a vase-shaped midsection with raised decorative panels and more relief ornamentation, topped by a tapering upper shaft that culminates in a small standing figure; the overall color palette is dark bronze with subtle variations in patina, and the background is light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_295

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77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner koro Meiji period late 19th century Japan Bronze vessel incense burner dragon-shaped handles decorated dragons devils elephants zodiac signs peacocks pine trees peonies bodhisattva imagery Amaterasu mythology Function incense burner Dimensions height 255.0 cm width 78.0 cm depth 46.0 cm tall dark bronze sculptural object stands pale gray background featuring layered vertical form ornamental textures relief work piece rounded base rising circular plinth carved motifs supported rounded feet drum- section elaborate surface decoration group small humanlike figures dynamic poses connects slender central column wrapped sculpted vine- rope- elements higher up vase-shaped midsection raised decorative panels relief ornamentation topped tapering upper shaft culminates small standing figure color palette dark bronze subtle variations patina background light gray.