Lacking a command of the Chinese language, I've got little to start with here. Any ideas what this could be? Picked this up in a group of assorted tokens (the mix is no help, it had everything from 20th century car wash & tax tokens to a fake barber dime the size of a half dollar & some fake Roman coins sold to tourists).
I believe you place the incense stick in the hole on the edge and tilt it over so the ashes fall into the item. Or maybe it isn't
I think it's a fantasy piece. There are a handful of foreign sellers on ebay who sell tons of "ancient Chinese bronze coins" that don't actually resemble real coins. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1566592393...9xYnnXep182Y/VVCWE1dPNxw==|tkp:Bk9SR7asoMqYZQ
