koro incense burner - Bronze - Kannon - Large & heavy bronze figure of bodhisattva Kannon sitting astride on a caparisoned elephant - Japan - Late Edo - Meiji period

A large and impressive dark patinated bronze figure of bodhisattva Kannon sitting astride on her mount, a caparisoned elephant, the hands in a rare version of the vitarka mudra (the teaching gesture) with thumb and forefinger joined. The object is in very good condition and can boast on nicely detailed and elegant casting. Kannon is a Bodhisattva, which means she has prolonged her own eternal enlightenment to stay behind and help everyone who suffers in this world. Weight: 14,3 kg. When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.