A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints width: 18")

width: 18")

The plaque mounted in its original gilt framed case

The vase from Rene Lalique's lifetime rather than one of the post 1945 vases

which are readily obtained at most hardware stores

A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints width: 18")A 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.