A koro is a type of Japanese incense burner that is used to burn and hold incense sticks. It is typically a small, cylindrical container with a removable lid that is used to hold the incense sticks upright. Koros have a long history in Japan, dating back to the Heian period (794-1185), when they were first used in religious ceremonies and rituals.

During the Edo period (1603-1868), koros became popular among the samurai class and the wealthy merchant class as a way to purify the air and create a pleasant aroma in their homes. Koros during this period were often made of metal, such as bronze or brass and were decorated with intricate designs and motifs, such as dragons and phoenixes.

In the Meiji period (1868-1912), with the opening of Japan to the world, koros started to be produced in a wide range of materials, including ceramics, more...

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Eastern bronze incense burner. In form of exotic animal.…

Exotic Animal Bronze Incense Burner

Eastern bronze incense burner. In form of exotic animal. Character marks to base.

Japanese bronze koro, doll, carved wooden Buddha, wooden stand…

Japanese Bronze Koro and Wooden Buddha with Netsuke

Japanese bronze koro, doll, carved wooden Buddha, wooden stand and a leather pouch with carved boxwood netsuke, (5 items), the koro 13 cm high

A vintage copper thurible, early 20th century, the shaped…

Antique Copper Thurible with Brass Angel Heads and Chains

A vintage copper thurible, early 20th century, the shaped hanging incense burner of compressed rounded form terminating in a long drop, with applied brass winged angel heads and a trio of ornamental, brass hanging chains, cover absent, length 92 cm

A bronze dog of Fo incense burner, the figure with a hinged…

Bronze Dog of Fo Incense Burner with Hinged Head

A bronze dog of Fo incense burner, the figure with a hinged head and standing upon a serpent; with a seal mark in relief, height 14.5 cm

A cast iron Shi Shi Koro and cover

Cast Iron Shi Shi Koro and Cover Set

A cast iron Shi Shi Koro and cover

Oriental brass Fo dog incense burner

Brass Fu Dog Incense Burner

Oriental brass Fo dog incense burner

A bronze Oriental Goose incense burner some faults. Height 45 cm

Bronze Oriental Goose Incense Burner with Faults (45 cm)

A bronze Oriental Goose incense burner some faults. Height 45 cm

A Japanese Meiji period Kutani lidded Koro, decorated with…

Meiji Kutani Lidded Koro with Figures and Florals

A Japanese Meiji period Kutani lidded Koro, decorated with panels of figures and florals, three character mark to base. 13 x 16 cm.

Lidded Koro signed to base, approx height 42 cm

Signed Lidded Koro, 42cm Height

Lidded Koro signed to base, approx height 42 cm

Vintage Japanese metal incense burner, with twin handles and…

Japanese Metal Incense Burner with Temple Dog Lid

Vintage Japanese metal incense burner, with twin handles and temple dog lid, height 18 cm approx (as inspected)

A brass Asian incense burner. Length 29 cm

Asian Brass Incense Burner - 29cm

A brass Asian incense burner. Length 29 cm

A Jun incense burner, a tripod censer with an aubergine splash…

Jun Incense Burner with Jade Cover and Coral Finial

A Jun incense burner, a tripod censer with an aubergine splash to the unctuous teal glaze, a timber, and pierced jade cover with chilong and shou decoration and a red 'Coral, type finial, height 9.5 cm, diameter 9.5 cm

A Japanese brass Koro, probably Taisho period, early 20th…

Japanese Brass Koro with Dragon Medallions and Animal Feet

A Japanese brass Koro, probably Taisho period, early 20th century, rectangular with a pierced arching cover on fantastic animal mask feet, the sides with bird decorations and the long sides each with a dragon medallion amidst clouds and lightning, height…

An oriental brass incense burner. 41 cm high

Oriental Brass Incense Burner - 41cm Height

An oriental brass incense burner. 41 cm high

Japanese bronze Koro censer temple burner, the censer is…

Japanese Bronze Koro Censer with Mythical Mask and Shi-Shi Dog

Japanese bronze Koro censer temple burner, the censer is decorated with mythical mask type, handles, birds and foliage around outer pot, with shi-shi dog finial. Height 12 cm

Cloisonne lidded Koro with pierced lid, the body decorated with…

Exotic Bird and Dragon Cloisonne Koro with Pierced Lid

Cloisonne lidded Koro with pierced lid, the body decorated with shield shaped panels of exotic birds and dragons on three feet

Bronze Dog of Fo incense burner on stand

Bronze Dog Fo Incense Burner Stand

Bronze Dog of Fo incense burner on stand

A Kyutae Kim incense burner, an oil incense burner in a…

A Kyutae Kim incense burner, an oil incense burner in a geometric form, with the wick protruding from a small house. Kim is a contemporary south Korean ceramicist. Height 4.3 cm, width 10.8 cm

An Oriental jade koro with dragon handles and finial on a…

Dragon-handled Jade Koro on Carved Stand

An Oriental jade koro with dragon handles and finial on a carved wooden stand

Japanese Kutani Koro. Taisho period. Decorated with ships and…

Kutani Koro with European Figures and Temple Dog

Japanese Kutani Koro. Taisho period. Decorated with ships and European figures, raised on four feet decorated with masks, the lid surmounted by a temple dog, mark to base. Height 30 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Kalinka gallery, 2000

A Tibetan Bumpa shaped incense burner, silvered copper,…

Tibetan Silvered Incense Burner with Auspicious Symbols

A Tibetan Bumpa shaped incense burner, silvered copper, auspicious symbols, three sconces for incense sticks, 21.5 cm high

A Japanese bronze and cloisonne tripod Koro and cover, Meiji…

Japanese Bronze and Cloisonne Incense Burner

A Japanese bronze and cloisonne tripod Koro and cover, Meiji period, 19th century, the bronze and cloisonne twin handled incense burner of cauldron form, decorated with floral and arabesque motifs in colours upon a turquoise ground surrounded by geometric…

German orange and brown pottery vase, Richard Ginori red and…

Mid-Century Pottery and Porcelain Collection

German orange and brown pottery vase, Richard Ginori red and black porcelain vase, German red glazed ceramic jug, English blue glazed porcelain spiral vase, and a Scandinavian yellow glazed incense burner, mid 20th century, (5 items), the largest

An early 20th cent cast bronze lidded incense burner with…

Champleve Bronze Incense Burner with Lid

An early 20th cent cast bronze lidded incense burner with champleve decoration

A Japanese bronze Koro or vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, the…

Meiji Bronze Koro with Lion Dog Panels and Handles

A Japanese bronze Koro or vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, the ovoid koro with high set rope twist handles and leafy mounts, a domed cover, and two high relief panels to the body featuring lion dogs in garden settings, raised on three cabriole legs upon a…

A Japanese bronze incense burner, modelled as three cranes, the…

Japanese Bronze Crane Incense Burner

A Japanese bronze incense burner, modelled as three cranes, the back of each bird removable to access a cavity for incense. Height 48 cm

Heavy brass incense burner

Brass Incense Burner

Heavy brass incense burner

A pair of lion incenses burners. Together with a blue and white…

Lion Incense Burners with Blue and White Bowl

A pair of lion incenses burners. Together with a blue and white bowl, miniature blanc de chine bowl Chine on moulded dog of Fo legs. Incense burner 20 cm high.

A Japanese bronze Koro with peach tree branch twin-handles,…

Japanese Bronze Koro with Peach Tree Handles

A Japanese bronze Koro with peach tree branch twin-handles, Meiji period (1868-1912) Of lobed form, the body applied with birds among flowering branches extending to form twin-handles, raised upon dragon mask shaped feet, height 20 cm, diameter 25 cm

A large Japanese 19th century bronze shishi incense burner, the…

Japanese Bronze Shishi Incense Burner

A large Japanese 19th century bronze shishi incense burner, the temple dog with head turned to the left, an open cavity to its back, length 34 cm

Oriental bronze lidded incense burner in form of Dog of Fo

Bronze Dog of Fo Incense Burner with Lid

Oriental bronze lidded incense burner in form of Dog of Fo

A bronze cloisonne incense burner, the bulbous body with curved…

Bronze Cloisonne Incense Burner with Animal Head Legs

A bronze cloisonne incense burner, the bulbous body with curved out-Stretched arms, 20th century, a pierced cover with a lion dog knop, raised on three animal head legs, height 27 cm

A large bronze double handled incense burner, with incised…

Bronze Incense Burner with Inscribed Decoration and Mark

A large bronze double handled incense burner, with incised decoration on three legs with four character mark to base 27 cm

A Japanese bronze ovoid tripod Koro and pierced cover, Meiji…

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Koro with Elephant Legs

A Japanese bronze ovoid tripod Koro and pierced cover, Meiji period (1868-1912) the domed cover with shishi and ball finial over openwork cloud scrolls, above an ovoid body decorated with phoenixes over branches on diaper pattern ground with figural…

A Japanese Meiji inlaid bronze koro by Nogawa, inlaid silver…

Meiji Bronze Koro with Bird and Cockerel Inlay

A Japanese Meiji inlaid bronze koro by Nogawa, inlaid silver gilt and copper depicting a bird in flight before a full moon, a cockerel perched upon a blossom branch to the other side, scrolling cloud form handles, the domed lid further decorated and with…

A Japanese Seizan Kyoyaki celadon Koro, Taisho period…

Japanese Celadon Elephant Koro with Pagoda Lid

A Japanese Seizan Kyoyaki celadon Koro, Taisho period (1912-19126) or early Showa period (1926-1989), the porcelain vessel moulded in the form of a caparisoned elephant with incised details throughout, the lid in the form of a two-tiered pagoda, the whole…

Antique Islamic brass incense burner with engraved Arabesque…

Antique Islamic brass incense burner with engraved Arabesque designs and pierced Quranic Verse

Japanese porcelain hand decorated Koro, four character marks to…

Hand Decorated Japanese Porcelain Koro with Four Character Marks

Japanese porcelain hand decorated Koro, four character marks to the base

Large Thai twin handled incense burner with gilt highlights and…

Thai Dragon Incense Burner with Gilt Highlights and Seal

Large Thai twin handled incense burner with gilt highlights and dragon decorations, seal to base

Antique bronze altar incense burner, with Dog of Fo, approx 38…

Antique Dog of Fo Incense Burner

Antique bronze altar incense burner, with Dog of Fo, approx 38 cm high

An old Oriental bronze hexagonal incense burner, the pierced…

Oriental Bronze Incense Burner with Mythical Beast Lid

An old Oriental bronze hexagonal incense burner, the pierced lid surmounted with a mythical beast, panelled sides, raised on three tapered mask feet, height 20.5 cm.

Bronze incense burner Xuande mark with pierced floral themed…

Xuande Bronze Incense Burner with Pierced Floral Lid

Bronze incense burner Xuande mark with pierced floral themed lid and in the hexagonal shape, marked to base. Condition: good, quite scratched to interior lid rim height 5 cm

Heavy brass incense burner

Brass Incense Burner

Heavy brass incense burner

A bronze incense burner with cover, in mid chocolate tones with…

Yongzheng Bronze Incense Burner with Pierced Vegetal Lid

A bronze incense burner with cover, in mid chocolate tones with a pierced vegetal lid and a trailing vine design to the body, raised on a trio of ball feet; with impressed four character apocryphal Yongzheng mark underside, height 12.5 cm

A 19th century Russian silver tower form incense burner, with…

Russian Silver Tower Incense Burner, 1883

A 19th century Russian silver tower form incense burner, with square filigree compartment with door, pedestal base support and tapered spire top, height 24 cm. Marks for Josef Sosnkowski 1883. 144gm.

Eastern dragon incense burner

Eastern Dragon Incense Holder

Eastern dragon incense burner

A bronze incense burner with maker's mark on the base height 9…

Bronze incense burner with maker's mark, 9x13cm

A bronze incense burner with maker's mark on the base height 9 cm (Inc. Handles), width 13 cm

Japanese bronze incense burner of two fo dogs fighting, height…

Japanese Bronze Fighting Fo Dogs Incense Burner

Japanese bronze incense burner of two fo dogs fighting, height 15 cm

An old Japanese bronze hibachi, the incense burner / fire pot…

Japanese Bronze Hibachi with Engraved Decorative Panels

An old Japanese bronze hibachi, the incense burner / fire pot with engraved decorative panels, raised on three short feet, looping handles to the top rim. Diameter 28.5 cm, height 22.5 cm.

Oriental rosewood incense burner

Rosewood Incense Burner

Oriental rosewood incense burner

Antique Asian bronze incense burner of vase form, with three…

Asian Bronze Dragon Incense Burner

Antique Asian bronze incense burner of vase form, with three dragon supports to the base & flared rim, 34 cm high

A Japanese bronze incense burner with two handls, height 51.5…

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner with Handles

A Japanese bronze incense burner with two handls, height 51.5 cm, diameter 15 cm

A well cast Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912,…

Japanese Bronze Koro with Animal Figures

A well cast Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, finely and naturalistically cast in the round with lion, tiger, leopard, bear and rhinoceros figures and raised on lion's paw feet; apparently unmarked, height 16.5 cm, diameter 22 cm

Pair Japanese bronze koro incense burners. Urn form body, with…

Pair Japanese bronze koro incense burners. Urn form body, with raised decoration of hawks and phoenix. Raised on three feet. The pierced covers surmounted by kylin, height 40 cm

A Japanese bronze Koro, a square section tapering base and a…

Japanese Bronze Koro with Sea Creature Handles and Relief Motifs

A Japanese bronze Koro, a square section tapering base and a stepped conforming lid with a lion finial, fantastic spiny backed and finned sea creature handles, the body with phoenix, dragon and scrolling motifs in relief upon a diaper ground, raised on…

A silver incense burner, three open work auspicious symbols,…

Silver Incense Burner with Auspicious Symbols and Lotus Finial

A silver incense burner, three open work auspicious symbols, lotus bud finial, acanthus leaf motif to handle, 22.5 cm long

Four cast metal Bovine figures, including two nandi bull…

Cast metal bovine figures and brass incense burner set

Four cast metal Bovine figures, including two nandi bull figures, brass cow and bull incense burner the incense burner, 10 cm high

Large ornate Oriental brass incense burner with three elephant…

Oriental Brass Elephant Incense Burner

Large ornate Oriental brass incense burner with three elephant head feet (markings to base)

A Japanese covered Koro and cover, Meiji/Taisho period, of…

Japanese Wisteria and Chrysanthemum Koro

A Japanese covered Koro and cover, Meiji/Taisho period, of compressed form with gold and polychrome decoration of wisteria and chrysanthemum, gilt finials of Shishi dogs on top of base and cover, signed to underside, 20 cm total high, 24 cm diameter

Gilded cloisonne koro with calligraphy

Gilded Cloisonne Koro with Calligraphy Design

Gilded cloisonne koro with calligraphy

Japanese bronze lidded koro (censer), Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Japanese Bronze Koro with Shishi Lion Handles

Japanese bronze lidded koro (censer), Meiji period (1868-1912), with shishi lion handles and cover finial, signed ?Dai Nihon, Kyoto, (name of maker)?. Height 27 cm

A Japanese bronze Quail koro censer, Meiji period

A Japanese bronze Quail koro censer, Meiji period

A bronze double handled incense burner, with squirrel form…

Bronze Squirrel Incense Burner with Archaistic Decoration

A bronze double handled incense burner, with squirrel form handles and archaistic decoration with two character mark to base, 16 cm high. 16 cm

Antique Asian polished bronze duck form incense burner, height…

Asian Bronze Duck Incense Burner - 24cm Height

Antique Asian polished bronze duck form incense burner, height 24 cm

A Japanese porcelain censer (Koro), Edo period, of square…

Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Censer with Dutch Ship Design

A Japanese porcelain censer (Koro), Edo period, of square outline, painted with a Dutch ship and a group of Europeans in coloured enamels and gilt on short bracket feet, height 8 cm. Provenance: Strebel, Wiesbaden, Germany, acquired from the above circa…

Japanese figural bronze incense burner, in the form of a Kylin…

Kylin Incense Burner: Japanese Figural Bronze

Japanese figural bronze incense burner, in the form of a Kylin laying on stomach with back feet in the air, height 18 cm

A Japanese hexagonal sided Koro Meiji period / signed…

Signed Meiji Period Japanese Koro with Floral and Faunal Cartouches

A Japanese hexagonal sided Koro Meiji period / signed alternating floral and faunal cartouches to each side black and gilt signature below shimazu mon 12.5 cm high

A Japanese celadon Koro 19th century, of flaring square section…

Japanese Celadon Koro with Lion Finial and Box

A Japanese celadon Koro 19th century, of flaring square section on a pierced base, the lid with a Buddhist lion finial, with an opening at the mouth to let the incense smoke escape. Together with an old Japanese wooden box, 12 cm high, 7ch wide.…

A jade Republic period Koro and cover. Cabbage leaf jade, on a…

Cabbage Leaf Jade Koro and Cover on Stand

A jade Republic period Koro and cover. Cabbage leaf jade, on a carved wooden stand.17 cm high

Incense burner, 1900's Japanese, bronze

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner, 1900s

Incense burner, 1900's Japanese, bronze

A large Japanese bronze tripod koro and cover, late Meiji to…

Japanese Bronze Tripod Koro with Flying Crane Decoration

A large Japanese bronze tripod koro and cover, late Meiji to Taisho period, the well patinated ovoid bronze koro with a domed cover pierced with cloud design, raised on three dragon head feet, the body with a continuous decoration of applied and finely…

A Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, finely and…

Japanese Bronze Koro with Animal Figures

A Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, finely and naturalistically cast in the round, with lion, tiger and elephant figures and having an aged patina with verdigris; bordered character mark or signature underside, height 19 cm, diameter 33 cm

A Japanese Meiji period tripod footed bronze Koro decorated…

Meiji Period Dragon Koro with Monk Lid

A Japanese Meiji period tripod footed bronze Koro decorated with a three claw dragon. The lid with perhaps a monk holding a bowl aloft. Height: 47.5 cm in total

Tibetan bronze incense burner censer the lid surmounted by…

Tibetan Mahakala Incense Burner

Tibetan bronze incense burner censer the lid surmounted by Mahakala Buddha, raised on three feet. Height 13.5 cm

Four Indian cast metal heads, including two shiva heads, jain…

Indian Cast Metal Heads and Incense Burner

Four Indian cast metal heads, including two shiva heads, jain head and figural incense burner the incense burner, 20 cm high, base not measured

A Japanese bronze garniture set, Meiji period pair baluster…

Meiji Period Bronze Garniture Set with Exotic Birds

A Japanese bronze garniture set, Meiji period pair baluster shape vases with tripod koro on stands decorated with exotic birds, heights 12 cm, and 14.8 cm, (vases)

A large Japanese bronze koro of Fukurokuju seated on a stag,…

Japanese Bronze Koro of Fukurokuju on Stag, Meiji Period

A large Japanese bronze koro of Fukurokuju seated on a stag, Meiji period the finely cast and black-patinated bronze koro of the god of wisdom and longevity Fukurokuju seated on a black stag, with his long beard and bald elongated head, wearing long…

Japanese cloisonne covered Koro & a pair of vases of fine…

Japanese Cloisonne Koro and Gilded Vases Set

Japanese cloisonne covered Koro & a pair of vases of fine gilded floral detailed design. Height 13 cm

A Japanese cloisonne tripod footed Koro depicting birds in a…

Japanese Cloisonne Bird Koro on Tripod Feet

A Japanese cloisonne tripod footed Koro depicting birds in a tree. Height 9.8 cm

An early 19th century Monogolian silver on copper incense…

Mongolian Silver Incense Burner with Semi-Precious Stones

An early 19th century Monogolian silver on copper incense burner, heavily Repouse decorated and highlighted with semi precious stones mounted with jade and finial top, 88 cm high

A finely carved and pierced ivory incense burner, on circular…

Qianlong Ivory Incense Burner with Dragon Handles

A finely carved and pierced ivory incense burner, on circular stand, with double ring dragon handles, Qianlong mark to base and cover. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Chosun Antiques, height 17 cm, length 14 cm

A large Oriental bronze incense burner, of swollen ovoid form…

Oriental Bronze Incense Burner with Auspicious Panels and Shishi Lid

A large Oriental bronze incense burner, of swollen ovoid form with relief auspicious panels of gods in a boat, the pierced lid with scrolling clouds surmounted with a large roaring shishi, the scrolling base raised on three feet. Character mark signature…

An Oriental bronze incense burner of curved open rectangular…

Bronze Ramhead Incense Burner with Calligraphy

An Oriental bronze incense burner of curved open rectangular form with ramhead handles and feet. Stylised calligraphy to base. Height 8 cm. Width 22.5 cm. Depth 13.5 cm

A 19th century Japanese dragon boat incense koro with wave base…

Japanese Dragon Boat Incense Koro with Crane Motif

A 19th century Japanese dragon boat incense koro with wave base and crane motif. Width 22 cm

Japanese Meiji Shibayma double gourd Koro and cover with boy…

Meiji Shibayama Double Gourd Koro with Boy Finial

Japanese Meiji Shibayma double gourd Koro and cover with boy finial on lacquer stand (faults) 18 cm high

A large Japanese Meiji period (1868-1911) period bronze koro.…

Meiji Bronze Koro with Lion Finial

A large Japanese Meiji period (1868-1911) period bronze koro. Globular form embossed and pierced decoration on four feet, the cover with temple lion finial. 50 cm high.

A large Meiji Japanese ivory okimono; features an elder holding…

Meiji Ivory Okimono with Elder, Child, Dragon and Dog

A large Meiji Japanese ivory okimono; features an elder holding a Koro with a dragon coiling up his body. Beneath him rests a young child and small dog, who is reaching to attack the dragon. The dragon has released his sharp claws towards the threatening…

Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period with applied dragons, height…

Japanese Dragon Bronze Koro, Meiji Period

Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period with applied dragons, height 40 cm. Provenance: Property of a Lady, NSW

A Mughal miniature of a youth holding a candle and incense…

Mughal Youth with Candle and Incense Burner

A Mughal miniature of a youth holding a candle and incense burner, late 17th / early 18th century, painted on a sparse grey ground with gilded edge, 8 x 14 cm within perspex box frame

Japanese bronze Koro Taisho period (1912-1926) of quatrefoil…

Japanese Bronze Dragon Koro with Shishi Finial, Signed

Japanese bronze Koro Taisho period (1912-1926) of quatrefoil shape with a pair of handles, the body decorated with twodragons in high relief against an archaic motif ground, the reticulated cover surmounted by a Shishi-form finial, raised on four feet,…

Japanese Ginbari enamel tripod Koro & cover, green and peach…

Japanese Ginbari Enamel Koro with Gold Fish and Daruma Finial

Japanese Ginbari enamel tripod Koro & cover, green and peach ground with gold fish, reticulated cover with ivory Daruma finial. Height 19 cm

Japanese bronze hanging Koro Meiji period (1868-1912)…

Bronze Eagle Hanging Koro from Meiji Period

Japanese bronze hanging Koro Meiji period (1868-1912) realistically modelled as an eagle with its wings outspread, warm brown patina, with chain, signed

A Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period (1868-1912), charming…

Meiji bronze chrysanthemum Koro

A Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period (1868-1912), charming overall shape of chrysanthemum petals, carved signature to base, 18.5 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter

Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period with crane finial, Japanese…

Japanese Bronze Koro with Crane Finial, Meiji Period

Japanese bronze Koro, Meiji period with crane finial, Japanese character signed to underside, height 38 cm. Provenance: Property of a Lady, NSW

A bronze 'Laozi' incense burner, China, 20th century in the…

Bronze Laozi Incense Burner with Horse and Removable Figure

A bronze 'Laozi' incense burner, China, 20th century in the form of a figure astride a horse, figure removable 32.8 cm high

A bronze censer on figured stand, all three sections with…

Bronze Temple Guardian Censer with Gilt Details

A bronze censer on figured stand, all three sections with partial gilt detailing, the stand modelled as a figure of a temple guardian raised on rosewood plinth, supporting on his upraised left arm a massive koro of squat circular shape with pierced walls…