A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS)

A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Both with a globular double-handled body raised on four tall legs, one lid with a rat perched on Daikoku's mallet, the other with a scholar holding a book, the bodies decorated with medallions enclosing auspicious animals and mythical beasts on a leiwen ground, both cast with a three-character mark underneath, possibly for Kirakusai Suiun, 16.5cm and 17.5cm respectively. (4)