Important Japanese Bronze Brazier par Kanaya Gorosaburo

Impressive Japanese hibachi (brazier) tripod of round shape in bronze with copper patina and small gold leaves. It is adorned on the outside with a magnificent decoration chiseled with the finesse of a thatched cottage in a lake landscape surrounded by pines with mountains in the background. Origin: Japan. Period: 19th / 20th century, late Meiji External dimensions: 50cm x height 36cm. signature in the form of a seal under the Kanaya Gorosaburo base. Tripod, mounted on a removable wooden support. Kanaya Gorosaburo comes from a large family of Kyoto bronzers, the first of whom lived from 1581 to 1668. It was only from the 9th generation that the name of Kanaya was added to Gorosaburo. Particularly prolific Gorosaburo is present in several museums including the National Victoria in Melbourne, the Rijskmuséeum ... for his creations of vases, sword guards ...