Légende

Incense burner koro, Meiji period late 19th century, Japan. Bronze vessel incense burner with dragon-shaped handles; iconography includes dragons, devils, elephants, zodiac signs, peacocks, pine trees, peonies, bodhisattva, and Amaterasu. Height 255.0 cm; width 78.0 cm; depth 46.0 cm., A tall ornate metal urn-like sculpture stands against a plain light-gray background, rendered in dark brown and black tones with subtle lighter highlights; it features a sculpted figure at the top standing on a textured base, flowing drapery, and multiple dragon-like serpentine forms emerging as handles that curve outward and downward; the central body is rounded with detailed relief scenes and decorative bands, leading to an elongated segmented stem adorned with carved figures and ornamental motifs; the lower portion expands into a drum-like base covered in embossed patterns and supported by bulbous feet with animal-head elements, all exhibiting a metallic sheen and intricate surface texture.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A24_294

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.9Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Incense burner koro Meiji period late 19th century Japan Bronze vessel incense burner dragon-shaped handles iconography includes dragons devils elephants zodiac signs peacocks pine trees peonies bodhisattva Amaterasu Height 255.0 cm width 78.0 cm depth 46.0 cm tall ornate metal urn- sculpture stands plain light-gray background rendered dark brown black tones subtle lighter highlights features sculpted figure top standing textured base flowing drapery multiple dragon- serpentine forms emerging handles curve outward downward central body rounded detailed relief scenes decorative bands leading elongated segmented stem adorned carved figures ornamental motifs lower portion expands drum- base covered embossed patterns supported bulbous feet animal-head elements exhibiting metallic sheen intricate surface texture.