Antique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro Incense Burner Shishi Lion Finial ~5"H Vase Iconography

Iconography

Title/Subject: Menju Sosuke Ieteru 毛受想助家照(Historical figure: Menjō Katsuteru / Menju Katsusuke 毛受家照

Having been in storage or carefully displayed they remain in overall fine vintage condition

His best-known works were produced for the Hasegawa and Nishinomiya publishing houses

rustic surface

Antique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro Incense Burner Shishi Lion Finial ~5"H Vase IconographyAntique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro Incense Burner Shishi Lion Finial ~5"H Antique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro (Incense Burner) with Shishi Guardian Lion Finial Japan, late Meiji to early Shwa period (circa 18901935) Dimensions: 5 W 5 H A finely cast Japanese gilt bronze koro (incense burner) designed in a rectangular archaic form with a domed pierced lid surmounted by a lively shishi (lion dog) finial resting a paw upon a brocade ball. The body and lid