Japanese incense burner. Meiji period, XIX century.

Japanese incense burner. Meiji period, XIX century.
Patinated bronze.
It shows signs of use and wear.
Measurements: 58 x 18 x 18 cm.

Japanese censer of the nineteenth century, in patinated bronze, chiseled with borders and fretwork covering its sinuous body. A dragon and a bird are represented in relief in the central part. It has an atomized mouth with a poly-lobed profile. It rises on slender feet ending in scrolls.