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MEIJI-TAISHO PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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A Silver Incense Burner (Koro)
Meiji-Taisho Period (early 20th Century)
Cast as a Chinese lion, the left paw resting on a reticulated 'brocade' ball and playfully holding a cord in the mouth, the details of the hair and the cord finely chiselled and the eyes patinated in shakudo, a small rectangular section of the back detachable to allow access to the hollow interior
47/8in. (12.8cm) high
Meiji-Taisho Period (early 20th Century)
Cast as a Chinese lion, the left paw resting on a reticulated 'brocade' ball and playfully holding a cord in the mouth, the details of the hair and the cord finely chiselled and the eyes patinated in shakudo, a small rectangular section of the back detachable to allow access to the hollow interior
47/8in. (12.8cm) high