A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints This icon was purchased in

This icon was purchased in the Grand Bazaar

This very fine tea caddy is engraved in the Chinoiserie taste

This helmet would have belonged to a nobleman of the Imperial court or a very high ranking officer

signed to the lower right

circa 1860

A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints This icon was purchased inA good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer, circa 1890. The twin handled koro having a reticulated lid decorated with a domestic tea ceremony scene. The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes, one of fishing, a figural scene with a donkey & a comical scene of a boy with an umbrella stuck on his head. The base having a six character chop mark. Condition is excellent.