A Japanese bronze koro and pierced domed cover with twin dragon handles and five mask feet on a circular base, the vessel cast in relief with a kingfisher perched above lotus plants in a swirling river, the reverse with a bearded Immortal riding a fishtailed dragon, all on a geometric ground, the cover with an Immortal and a kneeling animal headed human -- 27½in. high, signed Dai Nippon Tokyo Kandagawa be ju Shokaken chu korr.

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A Japanese bronze koro and pierced domed cover with twin dragon handles and five mask feet on a circular base, the vessel cast in relief with a kingfisher perched above lotus plants in a swirling river, the reverse with a bearded Immortal riding a fishtailed dragon, all on a geometric ground, the cover with an Immortal and a kneeling animal headed human -- 27½in. high, signed Dai Nippon Tokyo Kandagawa be ju Shokaken chu korr.
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