Offered by Tora Tori
Bronze incense burner with brown patina with shibuishi inlay (mixed of copper and silver). Composed of an enormous wave where a dragon also in shibuishi emerging from the waves holds the sacred pearl in its claws. The sphere cover grip represents a tengu also holding a sacred pearl in one paw. The base of the wave is decorated with small crabs and octopuses. Period: Meiji (1868-1912). Height: 51 cm.