Collection
No:04001900Incense burner in the shape of mandarin duck decorated with gold and silver inlay
- Artists
- YONEZAWA Hiroyasu
- Date
- 1970/20C
- Technique
- inlay
- Shape
- incense burner
- Description
- This is the incense burner in the shape of male mandarin duck. A part of the wings is the lid and there are holes for ventilation. The eyes are decorated with gold and gold-copper alloy inlay. The crest is decorated with gold-copper alloy, silver-tin alloy and silver inlay. The surface of the body and wings are decorated with arabesque patterns and silver inlay by exquisite workmanship. This is one of masterpieces of YONEZAWA Hiroyasu because of the sophisticated harmony of the variety modeling, gloss and colors of metal and excellent decoration of the patterns.