Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912) Bronze tripod incense burner (or flowerpot) with a brown patina; the body decorated in relief with dragons amidst clouds and waves, pursuing the sacred pearl; a seigaiha wave frieze punctuated by birds in flight on the neck, feet featuring shishi masks; the interior base engraved with a medallion of peonies behind a palisade, surmounted by a mon umebachi, and an inscription, 24 cm high and 27.5 cm in diameter.