A Hirado Koro [Incense Burner]

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

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A Hirado Koro [Incense Burner]
Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Three tiers of reticulated two-handled vases supported by chrysanthemum flower heads, all decorated in underglaze blue and mounted on a tripod-footed base, each handle with a temple bell
39.5cm. high

Lot Essay

A similar koro in the Brinkley and Walters Collection is illustrated in Lewis Lawrence, Hirado: Prince of Porcelains, (Chicago, 1997), p.98. For another example in the British Museum see www.britishmuseum.org museum number JA F1313+.

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