A Japanese Meiji period Koro (incense burner) in the form of an Ikebana vase. Finely cast bronze, the circular three tier base, decorated with repeating water pattern border, fretwork cast band of branches leaves & nuts, before rising to beautiful decorated dragon, the central column decorated with two warriors taking to battle, the twin arms very ornately decorated with naturalistic branch and Foliage, the top decorated with sea dragon, signed under central column, height 71 cm, very minor loss to base