A cast bronze brazier with silver-wire inlay, furo Meiji/Taisho era, bearing a Chinese Sekiso mark The massive vessel made for use in the tea ceremony, of compressed globular form raised atop three wide conical feet and supporting opposing handles rendered as large tusked elephant heads between large smoke holes perforating the shoulders and mouth rim in elaborate shapes, all exterior surfaces displaying elaborate inlay designs of repeating archaistic bands and reserves of frolicking horses, the underside bearing the two-character mark in typical archaistic script. 20 1/2in (52cm) width over handles 9 3/4in (24.8cm) high
A cast bronze brazier with silver-wire inlay, furo Meiji/Taisho era, bearing a Chinese Sekiso mark The massive vessel made for use in the tea ceremony, of compressed globular form raised atop three wide conical feet and supporting opposing handles rendered as large tusked elephant heads between large smoke holes perforating the shoulders and mouth rim in elaborate shapes, all exterior surfaces displaying elaborate inlay designs of repeating archaistic bands and reserves of frolicking horses, the underside bearing the two-character mark in typical archaistic script. 20 1/2in (52cm) width over handles 9 3/4in (24.8cm) high
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