Tuesday 25 February 2014 | 09:30 | Lots: 736

Tuesday 25 February 2014 | 09:30 | Lots: 736

Lot 357

Lot 357

A fine pair of Japanese incense burners modelled as birds

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Lot 357

Lot Description

A good pair of Japanese bronze bronze bird-form incense burners or koro
Meiji period or earlier, each modelled as a perching crane or similar, one with head raised, each with gilt-highlighted crest and removable back, the latter relief-cast and textured with feathers, perched upon a domed foliate base, perhaps a lily pad, apparently unsigned, 8.25" and 5.75" high, (21cm and 14.5cm).

Postage: Auction Default

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Sectional design. Some joints loose. One bird has small loos to beak. Slight rubbing to guilding.

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