Brass brazier of octagonal form with circular neck, wide mouth and flanged rim, set with two ring handles on opposite sides and supported on four low and lobed feet. Decorated with perforation of eight-trigram on shoulder, reticulation embodied with swastika motif along upper body. A four lobed panel cut out at front.
Used to hold hot colas or embers and placed in a room for heating.
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