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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Silver Hanging Incense Burner
Meiji period (late 19th century)
Cast and carved in silver with autumn flowers and insects highlighted with gold, with three butterfly supports for suspension cords, the interior fitted with a silver ash cup pierced with clouds on the cover and suspended by a system of rings holding the cup upright irrespective of the movement of the outer sphere
7 5/8in. (19.4cm.) diameter
Meiji period (late 19th century)
Cast and carved in silver with autumn flowers and insects highlighted with gold, with three butterfly supports for suspension cords, the interior fitted with a silver ash cup pierced with clouds on the cover and suspended by a system of rings holding the cup upright irrespective of the movement of the outer sphere
7 5/8in. (19.4cm.) diameter