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(US$3,500-4,000)
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A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Of oval shape with a domed lotus base and two lion-mask handles, the sides cast with a medium-relief frieze of mythical animals on breaking waves, the domed cover pierced with dragons and phoenixes amidst clouds around an openwork dragon finial
8 3/4 in. (22.5 cm.) wide
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Of oval shape with a domed lotus base and two lion-mask handles, the sides cast with a medium-relief frieze of mythical animals on breaking waves, the domed cover pierced with dragons and phoenixes amidst clouds around an openwork dragon finial
8 3/4 in. (22.5 cm.) wide