Antique Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner w/ Teachers & Elephant handles & Rings 3” H Natsume This Testubin has been restored

This Testubin has been restored to its original functioning condition by a process using 100% natural martials to remove excess rust and seal the interior with a layer of protective oxidized tannin

after multiple firings and polishing

Derived from similar figures in Chinese mythology

This is an antique Japanese Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) container called a Suiban made of solid bronze

This chawan measures 5" in diameter and about 2 3/4" tall (12

Antique Japanese Bronze Koro Incense Burner w/ Teachers & Elephant handles & Rings 3” H Natsume This Testubin has been restoredThis is a small bronze Koro Incense Burner with long legs, Elephant handles and a front and back which appears to depict Chinese intellectual scholars from Tang Dynasty China around a broken jar with liquid flowing out of it on the front and a smiling teacher and a pine tree on the back. (front and back are determined on koro by the foot placement, the single foot is the front the other two, the rear.) kobayashi