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TWO BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNERS)
WITH EN-SUITE COVERS
One attributed to Toyokawa Mitsunaga II (1851-1923)
and one by Shigemitsu, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
early 20th century
The first raised on three tall legs, the squat body worked in gold and
shakudo flat inlay with two stylized ho-o (phoenixes) in flight among
sprays of paulownia, the cover similarly decorated and partially pierced
with two sprays of paulownia, the interior with a removable silver
cylindrical liner, stamped on the base Shigemitsu with a kao, 7.3cm
(2 7/8in) high; the second cast with a ribbed body to resemble a
pumpkin, the cover silver cover pierced with butterflies hovering over
chrysanthemums, the interior with a removable silver cylindrical liner,
signed on the base Hakuzanshi enclosed within an oval seal, 7.7cm x
11.2cm (3in x 4 3/8in), with one wood storage box. (7).

£1,200 - 1,500
JPY170,000 - 210,000
US$1,500 - 1,900

Hakuzanshi was the go (artist name) of Toyokawa Mitsunaga II (1851-
1923), a Tokyo metal-worker who excelled at making kozuka and
menuki using the takabori (high relief carving) technique. 1

Notes:
1. Wakayama Takeshi, Kinko jiten (Dictionary of Metalworkers), Tokyo,
Token Shunju Shinbunsha, 1999, pp.399-400.

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A FISHERMAN
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Seated on a tree stump, clutching a caught fish in one hand and
probably a bamboo cane (missing) in the other, a creel slung around to
his right hip, unsigned; fixed to an unassociated wood stand.
13cm (5 1/16in) high.

£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000
US$990 - 1,500

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