Offering vessel - Bronze - 1700-1750

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Japanese bronze altar vessel dating to the Mid Edo period (Genbun 5, 1740), height 34 cm, diameter 27 cm, weight 5.04 kg, with natural patina and a few dents and stains from age, base inscribed, provenance private collection.

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Japanese Altar vessel of the Edo period (1603-1867)
Wide body, trumpet mouth with mythical beast-shaped handles. Made of bronze with natural patina.
The body inscribed with characters reading:

勢州一志郡
Seishū Ichishi Prefecture
(Now Mie province, Honsu island)

中肥留村 金剛寺
Chū Hirumura village Kongojoji-temple

元文5 庚申
Genbun 5 kanoe-saru (1740)

霜月吉日
November Auspicious day

江戶氏子中
Edo Ujiko (a gift of) Parishioners of the temple from Edo (Now Tokyo)

Measurements: H. 34 cm Diameter: 27 cm, Wide: handle to handle 25 cm

Weight: 5040 grams

Condition:: few dents at the lower body, stains, all due to age and use, No repairs or cracks!

Age: 1740, guaranteed 286 years old!

Signed: at the base with unclear written characters

Provenance: private collection in the Netherlands.

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Japanese Altar vessel of the Edo period (1603-1867)
Wide body, trumpet mouth with mythical beast-shaped handles. Made of bronze with natural patina.
The body inscribed with characters reading:

勢州一志郡
Seishū Ichishi Prefecture
(Now Mie province, Honsu island)

中肥留村 金剛寺
Chū Hirumura village Kongojoji-temple

元文5 庚申
Genbun 5 kanoe-saru (1740)

霜月吉日
November Auspicious day

江戶氏子中
Edo Ujiko (a gift of) Parishioners of the temple from Edo (Now Tokyo)

Measurements: H. 34 cm Diameter: 27 cm, Wide: handle to handle 25 cm

Weight: 5040 grams

Condition:: few dents at the lower body, stains, all due to age and use, No repairs or cracks!

Age: 1740, guaranteed 286 years old!

Signed: at the base with unclear written characters

Provenance: private collection in the Netherlands.

Worldwide shipping with insurance!

Details

Era
1400-1900
No. of items
1
Material
Bronze
Country of Origin
Japan
Height
34 cm
Dynastic style/period
Mid Edo period
Width
27 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Depth
25 cm
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Attribution
Original
Sold with stand
No
Estimated period
1700-1750
The NetherlandsVerified
122
Objects sold
Private

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