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Lot 384 Dα

A large copper alloy basin. Meiji period

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 2.520 € (incl. premium)

A large copper alloy basin. Meiji period

Standing on four elephant's head feet, displaying the four Chinese mythological animals, the dragon and phoenix in cartouches and the smaller figures of kirin and minogame as well as a few small clouds in relief on an overall archaistic patterned ground. Cast mark reading Seiryûsai shu on the base.
Height 30.4 cm; diameter 43 cm

The basin could have been used as censer or hibachi, or in the West as a cache pot.