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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION 3215
A HIRADO PORCELAIN KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
3214 Edo period (19th century)
A HIRADO PORCELAIN EWER
Edo period (18th/19th century) Modeled as a crane encircling a minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise)
Moulded as a minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise) on a base of rolling and set on a raised foot moulded with cloud patterns, painted in
waves, the tail gathered and arched over its back to form the handle, underglaze blue, the carapace of the minogame reticulated
the shell decorated with blue glaze and iron oxide, the cover with a 4 3/8in (11.2cm) high
tama (sacred jewel) finial, inscribed on the underside in ink kaki $1,500 - 2,500
6 3/4in (17.1cm) wide
$1,500 - 2,500

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