A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints 25" tall X 4" wide

25" tall X 4" wide

signed to the lower right

In 1968 Mbutha won an award in an all African art competition and

circa 1860

A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints 25" tall X 4" wideA good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer, circa 1890. The twin handled koro having a reticulated lid decorated with a domestic tea ceremony scene. The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes, one of fishing, a figural scene with a donkey & a comical scene of a boy with an umbrella stuck on his head. The base having a six character chop mark. Condition is excellent.