Beetle Incense Box - Copper - Japan - 1900-2000

This copper beetle incense box is shaped like a stag beetle, with exquisite attention to detail. The texture of the carapace, the limbs, and the large mandibles faithfully reproduce the insect's form. The main body is hinged and can be opened and closed; the interior is hollow, allowing it to function as an incense box or a holder for lighting small incense sticks or incense sticks.