Caption

Incense burner koro 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. Meiji period 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan. Bronze? material unspecified. Height 13.8 cm, diameter 12.9 cm., A small rounded object with a dark greenish-black surface and areas of worn gold detailing sits on a reflective gray surface; it rests on three short conical legs that are gold and show signs of wear, and the underside displays several raised decorative medallions in gold with textured patterns, along with a small protruding knob near the edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_387

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77.2Mb (822.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner koro ding type cover Incense burner two handles knobs three legs Openwork cover decorated floral tendril topped komainu figure mythical beast Meiji period 2nd half 19th century Japan Bronze material unspecified Height 13.8 cm diameter 12.9 cm small rounded object dark greenish-black surface areas worn gold detailing sits reflective gray surface rests three short conical legs gold signs wear underside displays several raised decorative medallions textured patterns protruding knob near edge.