A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints Hamaguchi settled in Paris in

Hamaguchi settled in Paris in 1953

the helmet having holes around the base where silk cloth padding would have been attached

The base having twin carved drawers & twin carved cupboard doors enclosing storage perfect for wine or liquor bottles

the bases made of white marble and raised on five compressed bun feet

The vase from Rene Lalique's lifetime rather than one of the post 1945 vases

A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Drawings & Prints Hamaguchi settled in Paris inA good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer, circa 1890. The twin handled koro having a reticulated lid decorated with a domestic tea ceremony scene. The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes, one of fishing, a figural scene with a donkey & a comical scene of a boy with an umbrella stuck on his head. The base having a six character chop mark. Condition is excellent.