Chinese Copper Censer

Two handles lifted like raised eyebrows.

Metalworkers of Guangdong Province, China, cast this copper censer in the 19th century. Incense burners of this tripod form were commonly kept for household altars and for temple use. The round bowl is squat and heavy, with a rolled rim and two flat, upswept handles that flare outward at the tips. Three short legs with bulbous feet raise it from the table. The surface is blackened and mottled, with softer brown showing through where hands and time have worn it.

About 9 inches wide. A very good place to put keys, and a poor place to put anything flammable.