Antique Vintage Bronze Brass Chinese Man Face & Dragon Figural Fu Manchu Ashtray

Description

This is an antique or vintage bronze or brass figural ashtray or incense burner of a Chinese man with a Fu Manchu mustache and a dragon going around him and then threw his hat.
I am uncertain as to exactly how old it is, but it definitely has good age.
It measures 3 3/4 inches wide x 5 1/4 inches long x 1 inch high (9.5 cm x 13.3 cm x 2.5 cm).
I wish I knew the meaning of this piece. You can see that the dragon begins on the right side, continues on the left side and ends with his tail going through the man’s hat.
The piece has some embedded pinkish substance, which I believe is old polish. There is also a small shiny spot just below his hat on the right side when looking at the photos. I’m not quite sure what this is though.
There is scattered tarnishing, especially on the back. It looks like someone did some writing on the back, though I am certain it was much later than when the piece was originally made.
It weighs 10 ounces (286 g).