posted on March 10, 2007 08:08:36 PM
Can anyone tell me what this might be? I'm thinking incense burner...or maybe an ink well. I'm pretty sure it's bronze and old. It has a raised Oriental (Japanese? Chinese?) landscape design around it. There are two handle-type pieces...one on each side. The lip extends out a bit. On the front, it appears that part of the lip is missing. I can't tell if this the way it's supposed to be or if it was broken. It's about 2 1/2 inches tall. Any help will be appreciated.
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posted on March 10, 2007 08:34:30 PM
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posted on March 10, 2007 08:36:36 PM
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I think most incense burners had air holes partway down from the top but could be wrong. This is a cute piece. Is there a separate saucer at bottom or is that part of the piece?
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posted on March 10, 2007 09:58:05 PM
Yes, there's a saucer but it doesn't really "go with" the item...I'm going to throw it in as a "bonus". The saucer attracts a magnet and has some oriental symbols on the bottom but they look like a different "style" than the design on the item. Thanks, too, for fixing the 3rd photo...I was wondering what happened to it!
posted on March 11, 2007 07:38:45 AM
The Japanese have water dropper for caligraphy needs,usually a larger hole to pour the water in and a small tiny sprout somewhere to pour the water on a dish to be mixed with inkstone and they are about 2-3 inches.
