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KURODA: A MIXED-METAL SILVER AND GILT DECORATED 'CRANE' KORO AND COVER
Lot 26 - AK0125

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With the company mark ‘Kyoto Kuroda Zo’
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Of rectangular form, raised on four bracket feet and with a domed cover topped with a finial in the form of a bamboo stalk. Inlaid in gilt, silver, and copper hirazogan, one long side depicting a crane resting by a riverbank beneath a willow tree, the remaining three sides are decorated with large chrysanthemums, reeds, and small blossoming flowers, the cover is adorned with prunus flowers. Signed to the base Kyoto KURODA zo [made by Kuroda, Kyoto].

HEIGHT 6 cm
WEIGHT 170 g

Condition: Good condition with surface wear and casting irregularities. Few tiny nicks and notches here and there.

Kiichi Kuroda was an important manufacturer and dealer in artistic bronzes during the Meiji era. In the early 1900s, he was an agent for Yabu Meizan. Between 1904 and 1915, Kiichi Kuroda participated in several international expositions, presenting his works in various categories. In 1915, he was awarded the Gold Medal for his artworks at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Kiichi Kuroda retired in 1915 and his son, S. Kuroda, inherited the family business. The English photographer Herbert G. Ponting visited Japan in the early 1900s and met several times with Kiichi Kuroda. In his book In Lotus-Land Japan (1910), he writes: “Kuroda is a bronze-inlayer whose only compeer is Jomi. He is a very tall, stern-looking, clean-shaven man, and speaks English fluently with a deep rich voice. Few who have not been to Kyoto know anything about the artistic marvels created under his roof. His masterpieces are never seen in any shop, for, like a few others of his contemporaries, he scorns all dealings with the trade. His output is small, but he finds a market for it all with visiting connoisseurs.”

 

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