£1,625
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
江戶 整珉鑄款 龍紋銅薄端
constructed in three parts comprising a base, main body and rim, the stepped circular base set with four adorned elephant heads as feet further supporting a ring stand, the body of baluster form flanked by large pairs of elephant heads with sinuous trunks as handles, each side decorated with a winged-dragon in relief, the namesake 'thin-rim' with openwork swastikas around the edge, the upper surface plain, lower with a band of auspicious clouds in relief, all decorations reserved on a geometric ground, underside of the main body marked 'Seimin ju' (cast by Seimin)