A BRONZE KORO [INCENSE BURNER], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE KORO [INCENSE BURNER], MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19^TH CENTURY

the lobed koro with domed, pierced cover and shakudo finial in the form of a tama, inlaid in gold, shakudo, silver and patinated bronze with birds among reeds and flowers, further birds flying above, the cover with chidori, copper gilt liner

13 cm., 5⅛ in. high