A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA INCENSE BURNER AND COVER BY SHOGETSU, KORO

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The baluster body raised on three feet and typically decorated with gilt, red and thick blue enamels, the mid-section with large open fans painted with ho-ho birds, chrysanthemum flowerheads, karakusa scrolls, and other geometrical patterns, on a ground of scrolling tendrils and flowers, a band of key fret below, the foot and shoulder with lappet-shaped panels enclosing brocade patterns, the openwork metal lid topped with a hat and chrysanthemum, signed Shogetsu underneath, 18cm. (2)