A Japanese bronze and inlaid tripod koro, silver cover and linner, 19th century

A Japanese bronze and inlaid tripod koro, silver cover and linner, 19th century
of compressed cirular form, decorated in relief and inlaid with shakudo and gold with a cricket on a fruiting vine, the cover pierced with floral motifs, the finial modelled as a rabbit with gold inset eyes, incised signature, wood stand -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high.