Lot 239
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[PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, DUNDEE] JAPANESE GILDED CAST IRON BRAZIER, FURO
Auction: 16 September 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
鎏金鐵鑄開光鋪首風炉
of compressed globular form pierced with two cartouches on either side, with twin lion handles with suspended rings on the other sides, all raised on three integral feet
Dimensions
24cm wide with handles; 2721g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Dundee; the avid collector has been collecting Asian Art for over 50 years since 1975. Previously in the Jim Lennon collection, acquired at Bonhams Edinburgh, 26 Jan 2022, lot 56.
蘇格蘭私人收藏，鄧迪；現藏家自1975年起熱衷收藏亞洲藝術，至今逾50年。前Jim Lennon舊藏，2022年1月26日購於愛丁堡邦翰斯，拍品56。
Footnote
Compare to a Japanese iron furo, Taisho period, in the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, accession no. 2014.01.0035A. According to the catalogue, one of the utensils for Japanese tea culture is the furo, or brazier. The furo is used to heat the water inside the kama, mainly during the summer.