Meiji incense burner is €12,000 (£10,435) Dusseldorf auction buy
Numerous bidders competed for a5½in (14cm) high Japanese incense burner from the Meiji period (1868-1912) at a sale held by Hargesheimer (25% buyer’s premium) in Dusseldorf on March 10-11.
The sides of the bronze vessel were covered with a myriad of gilt and silver cranes in relief, on …