A very fine Japanese mixed metal koro, c.1900, of rectangular form on four raised feet, moulded in a recessed shaped panel with a samurai standing by a stream and a waterfall in a mountainous landscape, a lady by his feet, the other sides with insects, birds and flowers, the cover surmounted by a cockerel and a chicken in a basket, signed Miyao zo, 20cm high, 1294.7g Provenance: Formerly in a private French collection, Cote d'Azur. Condition report: Surface scratches, knocks to edges. 1294.7g.