Japan. Meiji period. Ca. 1900. Bronze with finely worked surface. The bottom closed with a mirror with silver inlays. The bulbous body with six cartouches with birds and trees in high, partly undercut relief. Between the medallions pines and flowering prunus in fine bas-relief. At the shoulder eight lion heads, at each side a baku as handle. The lip with dragons, the foot with carps and water plants. As typical the mirror with characters for luck and long life with several treasure objects. Height 55cm, ? 53cm. Condition A/B.
Provenance: -Private collection North Rhine Westphalia.