An unusual and rare bronze incense burner

Description:

Japan, Edo period, 17th/18th cent.
B. 23,9 cm
Low, slightly bulbous body on three strongly curved legs; two flat, S-shaped curved handles. Wide band with circular pattern and curved lines in moulded relief on the wall. Weight: 1.963 kg.
Collection Klaus Nierhoff (1926 - 2011), acquired on 28.11.1997 at Lempertz in Cologne, lot 922 (invoice and catalogue entry preserved) - Minor traces of age