Japanese old Takaoka bronze owl incense burner

Compared with Chinese incense burners, the style of Japanese incense burners is very different in appearance, shape, pattern and temperament. In the mutual learning of Chinese and Japanese cultures, they gradually combined the local customs and customs, and then passed on the charm of Japan itself. For example, this piece is an incense burner full of Japanese characteristics. There is basically no owl pattern on the traditional Chinese incense burner, because the owl does not have any auspicious meaning in our culture. However, owls have various homophonic sounds in Japanese to symbolize various auspicious meanings. Such as "Fu Lai Lang" and "Fu Lung" who pray for happiness, "no hard work" who does not have to endure hardship, and pray for happiness in old age, and protect the old and long life. At the same time, the owl is also a bird of happiness, which can endow good luck, prosperous business, and longevity.