Antique incense burner with vases. Satsuma porcelain, Japan, 20th century.Hand-painted underglaze and overglaze painting, gilding. The vases and incense burner depict holy sages, pheasants (an allegory of the phoenix) and beauties. The incense burner rests on three legs made in the form of dragon heads, crowned by the lion of Buddha, who is also the dog Fo, the guardian spirit from all evil.