The term "brazier" has been used in literature with a surprising variety of meanings and connotations, ranging from the practical to the symbolic. In some texts it is merely a vessel holding fire—a source of warmth or a means to cook, as seen when a little bronze brazier glimmers steadily beside a corpse ([1]) or when it boils ingredients on charcoal, offering a culinary image ([2]). In other works, the brazier takes on a more metaphorical role, evoking dynamic, even chaotic energy; Victor Hugo, for example, uses it to animate his imagery of salamanders twirling in its flames ([3]) or to detail the fiery wheels of barricade vehicles ([4]). Moreover, the brazier appears as a character in fables—its presence so iconic that entire tales are titled after it, as in Aesop's fables ([5], [6], [7])—or serves as a striking architectural or ornamental motif, such as the brazier-shaped prison pit described in Korean folk tales ([8]) or the elegant jade brazier set before a copy of the Book of Changes ([9]). Even in sacrificial contexts, a brazier is used for its intense, almost ritualistic flame ([10]). Each instance highlights the brazier’s versatility, transforming from a simple container of fire into a powerful symbol woven throughout literary tradition.