Caption

Incense burner koro with cover, Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912. Bronze vessel 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. 2nd half of the 19th century. Height 22.0 cm; width 9.5 cm; depth 7.5 cm., A small ornate object stands against a plain gray background, primarily brown with darker bronze or blackened details; it has a carved animal figure on top in dark bronze tones, decorative curved metalwork in brown and dark bronze beneath it, and a relief panel on the front featuring a floral or botanical motif in dark bronze on a brown base. The piece rests on four curved legs that are brown with darker accents and sit on a rectangular brown platform that has darker carved ornamentation along its front edge. The surface shows polished brown wood tones and darker bronze highlights, and the object casts a faint reflection on the smooth surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_179

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner koro cover Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 Bronze vessel shape cuboid box four slightly arched legs standing tall rectangular base Panels relief decoration karashishi peonies Cover four holes topped qilin 2nd half 19th century Height 22.0 cm width 9.5 cm depth 7.5 cm small ornate object stands plain gray background primarily brown darker bronze blackened details carved animal figure top dark bronze tones decorative curved metalwork brown dark bronze beneath relief panel front featuring floral botanical motif dark bronze brown base piece rests four legs darker accents sit rectangular platform darker carved ornamentation front edge surface polished wood tones darker bronze highlights object casts faint reflection smooth surface .