A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER (KORO) ON A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE STAND
THE KORO, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY), THE STAND CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE, BASED ON A DESIGN BY EDOUARD LIEVRE, CIRCA 1880
The koro carved and incised in high relief with inset panels containing various birds amongst flowers and branches, the sides with two applied handles in the form of stylised elephant heads, the pierced cover with a cockerel, hen and chicks surrounded by squirrels in trees; the stand with circular top mounted with elephant heads on tripod supports cast as bamboo, signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE' to the collar
49 1⁄2 in. (125 cm.) high, overall
A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER (KORO) ON A FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE STAND
THE KORO, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY), THE STAND CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE, BASED ON A DESIGN BY EDOUARD LIEVRE, CIRCA 1880
The koro carved and incised in high relief with inset panels containing various birds amongst flowers and branches, the sides with two applied handles in the form of stylised elephant heads, the pierced cover with a cockerel, hen and chicks surrounded by squirrels in trees; the stand with circular top mounted with elephant heads on tripod supports cast as bamboo, signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE' to the collar
49 1⁄2 in. (125 cm.) high, overall
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