Lot Essay
Two similar tool vases are illustrated by Paul Moss in Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk, London, 1984, pp. 274-5, nos. 128 and 129.
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PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER AND A BRONZE VASE
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER AND A BRONZE VASE
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The sides of the censer cast in relief with a band of mythical beasts and birds rising from waves amid flames, below pairs of stylized kui-phoenix flanking a butterfly on each side, all divided by dragon-headed loop handles, the foot encircled by a band of ruyi meander, the base with gilt panel enclosing six characters reading Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi; the incense tool vase of rouleau-form supported on a pedestal foot, cast in relief around the sides with lingzhi, orchids, bamboo and a garden rock, the neck decorated with a foliate scroll, all between key-fret bands encircling the mouth and footrims, the base incised with four characters in archaic script reading Hu Wenming zhi
3 1/8 in. and 4 in. (8 cm. and 10.2 cm.) high (2)
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The sides of the censer cast in relief with a band of mythical beasts and birds rising from waves amid flames, below pairs of stylized kui-phoenix flanking a butterfly on each side, all divided by dragon-headed loop handles, the foot encircled by a band of ruyi meander, the base with gilt panel enclosing six characters reading Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi; the incense tool vase of rouleau-form supported on a pedestal foot, cast in relief around the sides with lingzhi, orchids, bamboo and a garden rock, the neck decorated with a foliate scroll, all between key-fret bands encircling the mouth and footrims, the base incised with four characters in archaic script reading Hu Wenming zhi
3 1/8 in. and 4 in. (8 cm. and 10.2 cm.) high (2)
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