Lot Essay
The inscription may be translated, 'Zhou Xiyu of the Xiuzhu Studio made this in the second year of (the) Xuande (reign)'.
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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A LARGE ARCHAISTIC GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17th/18th Century
Of gui form, well cast with two taotie masks centered on a notched flange reserved on a leiwen panel and separated by the dragon-head handles, with a band of serpents divided into quadrants encircling the pedestal foot, the olive-brown patina of the exterior and interior of the rim splashed with gold, as is the base surrounding the inscription of sixteen seal characters cast in relief in the center, which may be read as, Xuande Ernian Zhou Xiyu Xiuzhu Zhai Zhuren Zhi
17in. (44.5cm.) across handles
17th/18th Century
Of gui form, well cast with two taotie masks centered on a notched flange reserved on a leiwen panel and separated by the dragon-head handles, with a band of serpents divided into quadrants encircling the pedestal foot, the olive-brown patina of the exterior and interior of the rim splashed with gold, as is the base surrounding the inscription of sixteen seal characters cast in relief in the center, which may be read as, Xuande Ernian Zhou Xiyu Xiuzhu Zhai Zhuren Zhi
17in. (44.5cm.) across handles