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A Japanese impressive brown patinated bronze incense burner with shades, depicting a Shishi standing in a garden of flowers with its mouth open, holding a sphere (koro) with its paws.
Rectangular base with engraved band supported by four wavy feet.
Made up of three pieces: the base, the Shishi and the sphere.
Komainu 狛犬 or Shi Shi dogs are more commonly found as pairs of guardians at the entrance to Buddhist temples and shrines in Japan, usually one with its mouth open and the other closed, apparently singing Buddhist words with symbolic meanings.
Meiji period 19th century
Sizes: 42 x 23 x 20 cm.
Condition report: Good condition
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