A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints the painting circa 1595

the painting circa 1595

In 1968 Mbutha won an award in an all African art competition and

This icon was purchased in the Grand Bazaar

signed to the lower right

This helmet would have belonged to a nobleman of the Imperial court or a very high ranking officer

A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints the painting circa 1595A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer, circa 1890. The twin handled koro having a reticulated lid decorated with a domestic tea ceremony scene. The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes, one of fishing, a figural scene with a donkey & a comical scene of a boy with an umbrella stuck on his head. The base having a six character chop mark. Condition is excellent.