Lot description

Details

A pair of monumental bronze incense burners
Meiji Period (Late 19th century)
Both cast in sections and mounted on a high base, the central ovoid section cast on one side with three phoenixes and peonies and on the opposite side with three cranes and pine and applied with large handles cast in the form of rampant Chinese lions and peonies, the top section cast with further phoenixes in high relief, which are repeated as decorative handles just below, all supported on a dragon-and-cloud base
87¾in. (222.9cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Acquired in England in the 1930s

Quoted from the lot page, © Christie's. Christie's, Japanese & Korean Art, 2012-09-11, lot 110 ↗