SIGNED KYOTO KURODA ZO AND KIYOHIDE , MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

For a further example of Kuroda's work, see Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley, Meiji no Takara, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art, Metalwork, Part II, (London, 1995), vol.2, no.91. The authors mention that Kuroda was one of the more highly esteemed artist-craftsmen of Kyoto, and is recorded as having won numerous medals at international exhibitions. Herbert Ponting describes a visit to his workshop in his book, In Lotus Land Japan, (London, 1910), p.40-42.