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A rare and unusual cloisonné enamel koro (incense burner and cover) in the form of a saddled ox Meiji Period image 1
A rare and unusual cloisonné enamel koro (incense burner and cover) in the form of a saddled ox Meiji Period image 2
A rare and unusual cloisonné enamel koro (incense burner and cover) in the form of a saddled ox Meiji Period image 3
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A rare and unusual cloisonné enamel koro (incense burner and cover) in the form of a saddled ox
Meiji Period

11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£12,000 - £15,000

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A rare and unusual cloisonné enamel koro (incense burner and cover) in the form of a saddled ox

Meiji Period
A finely-constructed, hollow model of an ox standing with its head turned to the right, the hairwork on the body worked in silver wire whilst the arched saddle forms a cover and is pierced with apertures in the form of shippo-tsunagi, to emit the incense smoke, a gold rope is threaded through the beast's nose, the cloven hooves, horns and ears of silvered metal, with fitted interior movable liner, unsigned. 33cm (13in) long. (3).

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七宝置物 牛 無銘 明治時代

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