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SILVER, IRON, AND OTHER METALWORK
Various Properties
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A SILVERED-METAL CAST KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
AND COVER
By Futagami Tsunetaro (born 1896), Taisho (1912-1926)
or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
The rounded square body applied in high relief with a dragon emerging
from turbulent waters, the handles in the form of ho-o (phoenixes),
the reticulated cover surmounted with a knop in the form of a leaping
kirin, the whole raised on four legs shaped as spume-tipped waves,
the base stamped Mototake (alternative name of Tsunetaro); with a
wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Rogata chudo yogin
koro (Wax casting metal, Western silver incense burner) and signed
inside Rogatashi Mototake saku (made by wax casting craftsman
Mototake) with seal Futagami Mototake; and a booklet attached wtih
a photograph of the incense burner and a short biography of the artist.
20.2cm (8in) high. (4).

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY440,000 - 730,000
US$3,900 - 6,500

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