A large Japanese Arita Koro, Meiji period (1868-1912), the exceptionally large censer with a high pierced foot, twin handles and a pierced cover surmounted by two playing guardian lions, the whole decorated in polychrome enamels, with two shaped reserves to the front and rear depicting confucian figures in a garden landscape, the reserves amidst a geometric diaper ground., 49 cm high, 38 cm wide.