A tall hammered-iron koro (incense-burner) and coverBy the Myochin workshop, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The body decorated in high relief with six large awabi (abalone) shells, the partially reticulated domed cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a standing Nio, the shoulder applied with a sazae (turban shell) handle on either side, raised on three tall feet; the base signed with chiselled characters Tensho juninen Myochin Muneyuki within a large rectangular seal; with a wood storage box. 59cm (23¼in) high. (4).