Japanese ceremonial bowl
24 July 2018
Description

Brass? Bowl. Three legs. Very heavy. 10 inches tall. 16 inches wide.

Provenance

My grandfather, John Hellyer, got it from his family who had a tea business in Japan in the 1800's

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 1 day
By Klaus
Jul 25, 21:08 UTC
Fair Market Value
$300 - $600 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a japanese bronze incense burner, showing landscape scenes in relief over a rich design of flowers and foliage, signed 光 道 造 Hirado made. Japanese incense burners are of high quality, the one in your possession is of the finer quality. Such incense burners of the late 19th century appear regularly at auction, currently the supply is high and demand is low. The estimate is based on similar offered or sold at auction. "Asking prices" in the trade can be higher and vary. There is no measurement for the sentimental value you might attach to it.

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