A bronze 'Animal' censer, 19thC, H 55 cm Lot n° 825

A bronze 'Animal' censer, 19thC, H 55 cm A Japanese bronze censer, the vessel in an elegant melon shape, the centre moulded with a mythical beast, the shoulder paired with handles in the shape of parrots on a prunus branch, the vessel rests on a base, raised on four legs, each modelled as an elephant head, Meiji period, H 55 cm