Chinese Koro With Three Wise Men, In Chinese Garden is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Garden ornament.

Chinese Koro With Three Wise Men, In Chinese Garden

WRENN ID
white-footing-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North West Leicestershire
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1989
Type
Garden ornament
Source
Historic England listing

Description

LONG WHATTON WHATTON HOUSE GROUNDS SK 42 SE 5/209 Chinese Koro with Three Wise Men, in Chinese garden GV II

Garden ornament in form of lidded incense-burner. Late C19. Of Chinese, or possibly Japanese origin. Bronze. Incense-burner consists of a 3-legged caul- dron with horned cap handles and relief carvings of Taoist immortals riding beasts. Pierced lid with 3 small statuettes of wise men. Octagonal stone base, part smoothly dressed, part rough. One of a series of ornaments collected for the garden by the first Lord Crawshaw c1890-1900. (Country Life, February 21st 1985, p.456).

Listing NGR: SK4915224208

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