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OSHIMA JOUN (1858-1940)
An impressive bronze incense burner
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/20th century
The rectangular basin tapering to the base and set on four tall legs
decorated with taotie (beast mask) images and clouds, the sides of
the basin with shishi and brocade balls, and a coiling five-clawed
dragon clutching a flaming jewel, each on a ground of clouds and
Chinese-style geometric designs, with tall handles decorated with
dragons, flaming jewels and chrysanthemum scroll, the cover finished
with a finial cast as Bunshosei (Kui Xing) atop a shachihoko (dragon
fish) holding a wriiting brush and an inkstone, the deity dressed in
animal-skin britches with a compass suspended from his waist,
signed on the underside in seal form Ichijoken Joun and with a kao
30 1/8in (76.5cm) high

$18,000 - 25,000
Provenance
Purchased from Sydney L. Moss, London, 1995
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