A silvered-metal cast koro (incense burner) and cover


By Futagami Tsunetaro (born 1896), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryThe 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).