Tripod incense burner in brown patina bronze on a base, China, 19th century The body is decorated with dragons and other mythical animals in foaming water. Two handles in the shape of a lion's head, the rim of the incense burner is decorated with a Xuande mark with six molded characters. Underneath is a round medallion decorated with a molded dragon in pursuit of the sacred pearl. It stands on a tripod base decorated with an openwork swastika. H. 14 cm