Caption

Incense burner kôro with cover, Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912. Incense burner in the shape of a cuboid box on four slightly arched legs standing on a tall rectangular base. Panels with relief decoration of karashishi and peonies. Cover with four holes topped with a qilin. Bronze vessel, 2nd half of the 19th century. Height 22.0 cm; width 9.5 cm; depth 7.5 cm., A small ornate metal vessel in brown and dark bronze tones sits on a pedestal, with a sculpted animal figure mounted on the lid. The vessel has a square body with raised decorative panels showing relief designs, curved handles on either side, and elegantly arched legs that connect to a rectangular base. Surface details include carved floral and scroll motifs and textured patterns, and the overall colors visible are brown, dark bronze, and hints of black.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_178

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77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner kôro cover Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 Incense burner shape cuboid box four slightly arched legs standing tall rectangular base Panels relief decoration karashishi peonies Cover four holes topped qilin Bronze vessel 2nd half 19th century Height 22.0 cm width 9.5 cm depth 7.5 cm small ornate metal vessel brown dark bronze tones sits pedestal sculpted animal figure mounted lid vessel square body raised decorative panels showing relief designs curved handles side elegantly legs connect rectangular base Surface details include carved floral scroll motifs textured patterns colors visible dark bronze hints black.