£1,375
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
江戶文政 整珉鑄款 龍紋三足銅爐帶蓋
cast in generous proportions, the globular body supported on three elongated mythical mask-feet, decorated on both sides of the body with a fierce winged dragon amongst clouds in relief, reserved on a geometric ground, two downward-facing mythical beasts with intertwined tails form each of the handles, the cover with five apertures and topped with a large shishi finial, the underside of the bulbous body cast with 'Bunsei nen, Seimin ju' (cast by Seimin in Bunsei year) in a recessed panel