Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain
Statue Incense Burner
Dragon & Minogame Japan

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Type: Statue Sculpture Lidded Incense Burner (Koro)
Material: Porcelain
Age: Late Edo Period (1603-1868) or Early Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Hirado ware, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 4" tall (10.16 cm)
Weight: 13.5 oz (381 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Ramona CA (San Diego) antique store, 21 MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Chip to minogame's left ear. Chip to two of the dragon's horns. Original to manufacture cracks on inside of bowl. Some light surface wear
Subject: Incense burner (koro) of a dragon wrapped around the bowl portion, with a dragon-like minogame on the lid, with openwork lid on the minogame's shell
Location:
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Statue Incense Burner Dragon & Minogame Japan
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Type: Statue Sculpture Lidded Incense Burner (Koro)
Material: Porcelain
Age: Late Edo Period (1603-1868) or Early Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Hirado ware, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 4" tall (10.16 cm)
Weight: 13.5 oz (381 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Ramona CA (San Diego) antique store, 21 MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Chip to minogame's left ear. Chip to two of the dragon's horns. Original to manufacture cracks on inside of bowl. Some light surface wear
Subject: Incense burner (koro) of a dragon wrapped around the bowl portion, with a dragon-like minogame on the lid, with openwork lid on the minogame's shell
Location:
Antique Japanese Hirado Porcelain Statue Incense Burner Dragon & Minogame Japan