Ɏ YOSHITSUGU: A FINE SILVER FILIGREE SHIBAYAMA INLAID AND ENAMELED KORO (CENSER) By Yoshitsugu, signed Yoshitsugu Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The globular body raised on bracket feet with enamel work, the body worked in filigree with a dense pattern of swirls, applied with a pair of dragon handles, with two inset ivory panels inlaid in mother-of-pearl with a flowering landscape, sparrows and a kingfisher catching fish. The domed cover applied with cloisonné enamels above a dense circular patterned ground and surmounted by two egrets standing in water amid tree stums and lotus leaves. The underside with a gilt rectangular reserve singed YOSHITSUGU. HEIGHT 15 cm WEIGHT 268 g Condition: Overall good condition with some wear, small nicks, light surface scratches, few losses to the inlays, minor touchups, one ivory plaque slightly loosened, the handles and filigree with small repairs. Auction comparison: Compare a related silver and Shibayama koro, note the similar finial on the lid, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 250 (sold for EUR 6,320). Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number IT/CE/2023/BG/01087). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.