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

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection amongst many others

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

This very fine tea caddy is engraved in the Chinoiserie taste

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.