MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
细节
AN INLAID BRONZE KORO
meiji period (19th century)
The spherical body worked as a large ball tied in ribbon and being held up between the forelegs of two Buddhistic lions sitting on their haunches, all resting on an oval base with a central raised dragon emblem, the lid mounted with a large cerimonially dressed dancing crow figure, clad in a foliate inlaid outfit and mounted with wings on the shoulders, the figure playing the tamborine
16 in. (40.1 cm.) high
meiji period (19th century)
The spherical body worked as a large ball tied in ribbon and being held up between the forelegs of two Buddhistic lions sitting on their haunches, all resting on an oval base with a central raised dragon emblem, the lid mounted with a large cerimonially dressed dancing crow figure, clad in a foliate inlaid outfit and mounted with wings on the shoulders, the figure playing the tamborine
16 in. (40.1 cm.) high