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Can anyone please identify what the marks say, sorry about the photos but they are underneath and very difficult to photograph.

The finial on this censer is a qillin,a mythical hooved chimerical creature known in Chinese and other East Asian cultures, said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. It is a good omen thought to occasion prosperity or serenity. Can't help with the mark, I would date this 20th century.

Thanks for your comments Jim.

It's for sure a Japanese korô (incense burner) in Chinese archaic style, dating from the early Meiji period.

I read the seal partially as 日本??西村雲?造 or 日本??西羽雲?造 (Nippon.....).

Guy.

大日本東京西羽雲x造

Sorry, omit my initial 大...

Thanks Guy and Rat - does anybody know what the translation is ?

Guy I was told by Flog It in 2002 that it was a funeral urn ?

Nihon (or Nippon)- Tôkyô - Nishiha (or Nishiba) Un X - zô (made by).

Maker's name not fully read. Find no further references.

A Japanese korô (香炉) is also used for the tea ceremony.

Guy.

Putting the characters in to a translation tool I get

Made by Feather Cloud in West Tokyo Japan

it was made in Tokyo; Guy may recognize or be able to figure out the maker's name. not dated.

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