Chinese Copper Relief Planter ?? Need Help Anyone Read Chinese ?

Not sure what this is but looks like an antique copper relief planter except the bottom is actually open. Dimensions are 13" in wide 9"in high 8"in diameter on top and 7"in diameter on bottom opening. Has animals reliefs foo dog, dragon, phoenix, turtles etc. Plus there is a plaque in CHINESE so if anyone reads Chinese that would be great. I need to know what it says

 

Thanks I'll keep that in mind. On my laptop and browser they seem pretty big already and can zoom in quite a bit

 

lotta folks here are on smart phones............so it pays to have the pics as big as possible..

 

Didn't see the ENLARGE option originally I was concentrating on adjusting the file size because originally too large

 

you'll get the hang of it..............!

 

These are usually Japanese and like a lot of pieces constructed this way the bottom has fallen out due to water corroding the solder joint.

 

I guess I must have mistakenly assumed because of a foo dog that this was Chinese. Still learning

 

well if this is Japanese , got anybody that reads Japanese ? LOL

 

Might have been part of a Japanese Koro or censer. Definitely looks Japanese.

 

Another vote for Japanese.

 

Japanese and Chinese characters were the same at this time because the Japanese people adopted Chinese written script as their own.
The characters are pronounced quite differently though, so it is technically possible that a book could be read by both and understood by the readers ....but if read aloud, neither one would have a clue what the other was saying.