A RARE HIRADO WHITE-GLAZED 'BUNBUKU CHAGAMA' KORO
A FINE HIRADO WHITE-GLAZED 'BUNBUKU CHAGAMA' KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
Japan, 19th century
Finely modeled as the tanuki transforming into a teakettle, its four feet forming the supports for the vessel, the mouth wide open showing teeth and tongue, the kettle-form body with mock-ring handles, the foliate-lobed pierced cover surmounted by a shishi finial.
LENGTH 11.6 cm, HEIGHT 10.3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws.
Provenance: French private collection.
The popular folktale Bunbuku-Chagama tells of a tanuki being mistreated as a teakettle at a temple, before being sold off and bringing great wealth to its new owner using its shapeshifting powers.
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
A FINE HIRADO WHITE-GLAZED 'BUNBUKU CHAGAMA' KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
Japan, 19th century
Finely modeled as the tanuki transforming into a teakettle, its four feet forming the supports for the vessel, the mouth wide open showing teeth and tongue, the kettle-form body with mock-ring handles, the foliate-lobed pierced cover surmounted by a shishi finial.
LENGTH 11.6 cm, HEIGHT 10.3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws.
Provenance: French private collection.
The popular folktale Bunbuku-Chagama tells of a tanuki being mistreated as a teakettle at a temple, before being sold off and bringing great wealth to its new owner using its shapeshifting powers.
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
