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Lot 203*
A tall hammered-iron koro (incense-burner) and cover By the Myochin workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£10,000 - £15,000
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A tall hammered-iron koro (incense-burner) and cover
By the Myochin workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The body decorated in high relief with six large awabi (abalone) shells, the partially reticulated domed cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a standing Nio, the shoulder applied with a sazae (turban shell) handle on either side, raised on three tall feet; the base signed with chiselled characters Tensho juninen Myochin Muneyuki within a large rectangular seal; with a wood storage box. 59cm (23¼in) high. (4).
The body decorated in high relief with six large awabi (abalone) shells, the partially reticulated domed cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a standing Nio, the shoulder applied with a sazae (turban shell) handle on either side, raised on three tall feet; the base signed with chiselled characters Tensho juninen Myochin Muneyuki within a large rectangular seal; with a wood storage box. 59cm (23¼in) high. (4).
























