TWO CENSERS.
Japan. Meiji period. Ca. 1900.

Bronze with dark; shining patina. a) Shishi lion with brocade sphere under the front paws. Small lid on the back.
b) High cylindrical vessel on three feet; with shishi among peonies and a sitting Kirin on the lid. H. a) 12.5cm; b) 18cm. Condition A/B.

Provenance:
-Private collection Southern Germany. From an ancestor who was in honorary diplomatic service for Japan acquired locally in the 1920s.
Art trade; Van Ham.