Antique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro Incense Burner Shishi Lion Finial ~4"W Reproduction Modern collectors and museums worldwide

Modern collectors and museums worldwide continue to celebrate and preserve this art form

birthday gifts and otherwise given to impart luck

some natural fading and light surface creasing present

Hangers seems to be made of resin and are not likely original

A band of upright lotus petals in turquoise and yellow encircles the base

Antique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro Incense Burner Shishi Lion Finial ~4"W Reproduction Modern collectors and museums worldwideAntique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro Incense Burner Shishi Lion Finial ~4"W Antique Japanese Gilt Bronze Koro (Incense Burner) with Shishi Guardian Lion Finial Japan, late Meiji to early Shwa period (circa 18901935) Dimensions: 4 W 3. 5 H A finely cast Japanese gilt bronze koro (incense burner) designed in a rectangular archaic form with a domed pierced lid surmounted by a lively shishi (lion dog) finial resting a paw upon a brocade ball. The body and