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An Iron Gold And Silver Inlaid Koro And Cover
AN INLAID IRON RECTANGULAR KORO AND COVER Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th / early 20th century
Inlaid in flat silver and gold overlay with a tight repeated geometric lozenge patterns, two sides decorated along the bottom with ferns, the shoulder and handles scattered with cherry blossoms, the cover similarly inlaid and surmounted by a bronze finial in the form of a seated shishimai dancer, resting one hand on a large shishi mask with a kitsune mask propped on his head, the whole raised on four tall lappet feet, the sides applied with two upswept split slab handles. Unsigned. 22.2cm (8¾in) high.
Inlaid in flat silver and gold overlay with a tight repeated geometric lozenge patterns, two sides decorated along the bottom with ferns, the shoulder and handles scattered with cherry blossoms, the cover similarly inlaid and surmounted by a bronze finial in the form of a seated shishimai dancer, resting one hand on a large shishi mask with a kitsune mask propped on his head, the whole raised on four tall lappet feet, the sides applied with two upswept split slab handles. Unsigned. 22.2cm (8¾in) high.
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