Caption

Incense burner kôro of the ding type with a cover, Incense burner with two handles knobs, on three legs. Openwork cover decorated with a floral tendril and topped with a komainu figure mythical beast. Floral pattern. Meiji period, 2nd half of the 19th century 1868–1912. Japan. Incense burner; height 13.8 cm, diameter 12.9 cm., A small ornate metal vessel with a rounded body and a perforated domed lid sits on three tapered legs, the piece showing a mix of gold and dark bronze tones; the lid has a decorative finial shaped like a small animal figure in gold, and the crown of the body features a band of raised ridges and a ringed border in gold; the body displays several embossed circular medallions with relief faces and a small hanging ring on one side in dark bronze with gold highlights, and the legs are gold with darker patina and subtle wear; the object rests on a reflective surface against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_385

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77.2Mb (868.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner kôro ding type cover Incense burner two handles knobs three legs Openwork cover decorated floral tendril topped komainu figure mythical beast Floral pattern Meiji period 2nd half 19th century 1868–1912 Japan height 13.8 cm diameter 12.9 cm small ornate metal vessel rounded body perforated domed lid sits three tapered legs piece showing mix gold dark bronze tones lid decorative finial shaped small animal figure crown body features band raised ridges ringed border body displays several embossed circular medallions relief faces small hanging ring side dark bronze gold highlights darker patina subtle wear object rests reflective surface plain light gray background.