Late C19th Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Bronze ‘Koro’ or Incense-burner.

Late C19th Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze ‘Koro’ or incense-burner .

Impressively-scaled cast bronze Japanese censer raised on tripod supports onto a circular base . The removable lid surmounted by a well-cast mythical beast guardian ‘lion-dog‘ , a ‘pearl’ or ball clasped in it’s jaws.

The body of waisted globular-shaped form applied with angular-topped dragon’s head handles to the sides , the body with cast incised geometric details and circular detailed reserves or ‘mons’ , with coiled dragons and lotus-leaf details.

The tops of the tripod supports cast with zoomorphic mask details and shaped feet onto the shaped hexagonal platform . The stepped circular base with cast wave or perhaps cloud motif detail .

Good dark original patina, some minor loss to patination around extreme base of foot-ring .

H 22”

W 11”

D 8”

Japan c.1880

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