A fine cloisonné-enamel koro (incense burner) and en-suite reticulated cover


Nagoya Workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centurySupported on three tapering feet and intricately worked in silver and gilt wire with two large shaped panels, one enclosing a two majestic confronting ho-o (phoenixes) and a pair of writhing dragons in the other, separated by butterflies hovering among stylised foliate motifs and karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), the shoulder applied with two bracket handles, all reserved on a green ground of scrolling flowerheads, the cover reticulated in the form of a chrysanthemum blosson and surmounted by a chrysanthemum knop; unsigned. 18cm (7 1/8in) high. (2).