Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze and Champlevé Polychrome Foo Dog Koro

This is late Meiji Period Attrib. antique Japanese Bronze Champleve Enamel Koro (Incense Burner). This is an intricately enameled incense burner with a removal lid and highly detailed foo dog finial. The colors are in rich jewel tones of Turquoise, Lapis, emerald and deep ruby. This is in good antique condition, with only a little bit of loss of the enamel. This is a featured item we are offering from a collection uncovered in a prominent Texas estate that was filled with unusual and beautiful artifacts, antiques and decor.

Japanese Champlevé is a decorative technique used primarily in metalwork and ceramics. It refers to the process where designs are engraved or etched into a metal surface and then filled with enamel. This was commonly done in a bronze medium where intricate designs are carved into the metal surface and then filled using colored enamel. The enamel is fused to the metal through firing, creating a durable and colorful art form often for a functional vessel.