Object Description
The Koro of exceptional quality shaped in bulbous squat form with three looped handles and removable lid raised on three tapered feet. The Koro with a sky blue ground decorated extensively with Ho-o birds to the lid, alternating ginbari panels with twin Ho-o birds and a geometric border with scrolling black enamel lines and silver wire inlay. The feet decorated with scrolling black enamel finished with brass pins to protect the enamel on the surface. The centre of the base is inlaid with the makers signature within a red cartouche for Tsukamoto Hikokichi. The Koro dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1910.
Measurements (inches) 3.94 x 3.54