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Japanese Meiji Dragon & Floral Pattern Cloisonne Koro & Cover

$312.98
£230
€270.21
CA$429.99
A$480.04
CHF 251.53
MX$5,876.14
NOK 3,194.47
SEK 3,011.98
DKK 2,016.62
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A stylish antique Meiji period Japanese cloisonne Koro and cover decorated with dragon and floral designs and dating from around 1880. This delightful Koro stands raised on three brass feet supporting a rounded bowl-shaped body with a tapering shoulder with funnel shaped neck and domed cover with a flower bud finial. The body of Koro is finely decorated with small flowerheads set with scroll wirework patterning. The flowers blue on a brown ground and contained within an ornate border. The main body is scattered with larger colored floral blooms set against a black enamel ground while the shoulder is decorated with two scrolling dragons amidst stylized clouds and picked out in colors against a spattered copper metal and brown ground. The Koro has a brass rim with similar applied to rim of the cover which is also decorated with floral patterning set against contrasting paneling. The inner Koro and cover are finished in a blue enamel. The Koro is not marked. Provenance: Acquired from the UK Art Market. In good condition with wear associated with age and use.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.34 in (11 cm)Diameter: 3.06 in (7.75 cm)
  • Style:
    Meiji (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Bishop's Stortford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: OR24108 1stDibs: LU1328244409482

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