SMALL COVERED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER in bronze with a light patina, with an ovoid body decorated in shakudo with a bird perched on a branch on one side and another amongst water lilies on the other, the shoulder adorned with two small gilded zoomorphic handles. The lid is decorated with floral stems and topped with a knob in the shape of a flower bud. Signed ‘Kumagai-Zo’ on the base. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). A SMALL BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, SIGNED “KUMAGAI-ZO”, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD. HEIGHT: 12 CM (4 3/4 IN.) – DIAMETER: 14.5 CM (5 11/16 IN.)