Lot details Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely cast in three parts, the elongated stepped base, decorated with two tigers in a bamboo grove near a rushing stream, with a rounded top supporting the base of the koro. Cast with two rain dragon handles, its tapering body with a short neck rising to a flared mouth and a flat rim, surmounted by an openwork cover with a Buddhist lion finial. The body is cast with two frames of sparrows perching on the branches of a blossoming prunus tree. WEIGHT 6.9 kg HEIGHT 61.6 cm Condition: Wear, casting flaws, small nicks, minor losses, and both handles reattached, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Lot details Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely cast in three parts, the elongated stepped base, decorated with two tigers in a bamboo grove near a rushing stream, with a rounded top supporting the base of the koro. Cast with two rain dragon handles, its tapering body with a short neck rising to a flared mouth and a flat rim, surmounted by an openwork cover with a Buddhist lion finial. The body is cast with two frames of sparrows perching on the branches of a blossoming prunus tree. WEIGHT 6.9 kg HEIGHT 61.6 cm Condition: Wear, casting flaws, small nicks, minor losses, and both handles reattached, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Austrian private collection.
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