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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Cloisonné Enamel Incense Burner (Koro)
Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
Of globular form balanced on a splayed base and fitted with a domed cover surmounted by a gilt-metal jewel knop, the round body decorated in predominantly brown or green enamels with two dragons chasing a large flaming pearl, the foot decorated with floral roundels on a goldstone-enriched ground and the lid enamelled with pale pink and white florets on a ground similar to the foot
8¼in. (21cm.) high
Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
Of globular form balanced on a splayed base and fitted with a domed cover surmounted by a gilt-metal jewel knop, the round body decorated in predominantly brown or green enamels with two dragons chasing a large flaming pearl, the foot decorated with floral roundels on a goldstone-enriched ground and the lid enamelled with pale pink and white florets on a ground similar to the foot
8¼in. (21cm.) high