An inlaid iron squat globular koro (incense burner) and cover


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryInlaid around the body in high relief of gold and bronze with a pair of rain dragons writhing among wisps of clouds beneath a band of stylised butterflies, the domed cover inlaid in flat relief of silver and gold with geometric motifs and surmounted by a finial in the form of a shishi, the sides of the cover applied with an upright slab handle on either side, the neck similarly inlaid with a band of keyfret, raised on three tall feet, each decorated with an arabesque design inlaid in flat silver relief; unsigned. 15.3cm (6in) high. (2).