Ki-men bu-ro, 鬼面風炉, Demon-face wind-hearth, with loose rings, bronze, with kama, 釜, kettle, iron, and a ceramic kō-ro, 香合, incense-hearth, elaborately decorated ceramic, with dragon motif handles and lid knob, Satsu-ma–yaki, 薩摩焼, Salvation-polish-fired, Kyūshū. The kama has taken the place of the lid of the kōro which is usually perforated to allow the fragrance and smoke to be released. The furo can be seen primarily as a large incense burner that likely came from a Buddhist temple.  Incense, o-kō, お香, hon.-incense, has been greatly appreciated in Japan since ancient times. Dedication and practice is called Kō-dō, 香道, Incense-way. According to custom, one does not ‘smell’ incense, but...