A JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE KORO AND COVER BY MORIGUCHI

A JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE KORO AND COVER BY MORIGUCHI
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The bulbous squat body raised on three shaped legs, decorated with two large panels enclosing thatched pavilions in a mountainous river landscape, one side with figures; on a dense ground of brocade patterns, circular mon, flowers, scrolling tendrils and other formal designs; the cover with further panels enclosing similar patterns; all rendered in gold and silver wire on the black ground; the base inscribed Kyoto Moriguchi sei, together with a detachable side handle, 15.5cm. (3)