An massive Japanese cast bronze censer consisting of four separate sections, with two tiers of base, each casted with an intricate detailed dragon design. The front and the back of the censer depicts an bird in an bamboo grove scene, and another scene of bird in an chrysanthemum bloom, with two phoenix handles, and the cover is cast with an elder with an child. The base is casted with the mark of the makers. The censer also comes with an original wood base. Showa period.