BRONZE 'SEA CREATURES' RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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BRONZE 'SEA CREATURES' RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY 清 宣德款 銅鑄海獸紋雙獅耳長方爐 含木蓋 of tapering rectangular shape standing on four cornered-feet incised with taotie masks, the exterior cast in low relief with mythical beasts prancing on tempestuous waves, flanked by lion mask-handles on the shorter sides, the base cast with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed panel
(18.5cm wide across handles; 2950g)
Provenance: Private English collection, Surrey
Note: a closely comparable example similar in the rectangular shape and decoration, dated to the Qing dynasty, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2015, lot 717
(18.5cm wide across handles; 2950g)
Provenance: Private English collection, Surrey
Note: a closely comparable example similar in the rectangular shape and decoration, dated to the Qing dynasty, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2015, lot 717
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BRONZE 'SEA CREATURES' RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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