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Damascene censer (koro) with lid with cartouche of Buddhist arhat and tiger

Object No. A2971

Incense burner (koro), iron / gold / silver / bronze damascene overlay and inlay, Komai Company of Kyoto, late 19th- early 20th century

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Summary

Physical Description

Japanese damascene bronze tripod Koro or incense burner, with lid. The iron is overlaid and inlaid with gold, silver, and bronze. The lid is separate.

DIMENSIONS

Height

200 mm

Width

132 mm

Depth

125 mm

Weight

1.25 kg

PRODUCTION

Notes

The Komai Company in Kyoto was founded in 1841 by Komai Seibei. Under the leadership of his son Komai Otojiro I 駒井音次郎 (1842-1917) the company produced fine damascene objects (inlaid work of gold and silver on iron ware) in Western and traditional Japanese styles,and continued to make metalwork until 1941. They exhibited some of their pieces at the Portland Exhibition in 1905, St. Petersburg in 1908, London and Brussels in 1910 and Vienna in 1913. Reference: "Meiji no Takara 明治の宝: Treasure of Imperial Japan-The D. Khalili Collection" Metalwork part I, Vol. II, no. 36. See: https://www.bada.org/object/japanese-iron-damascene-dish-signed-komai-kyoto-meiji-period accessed 2 March 2023

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased 1936

Acquisition Date

28 October 1936

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