Lot Essay
The inscription reads 'Made under the supervision of Wu Qizuo from the Ministry of Works in the fifth year of Xuande'.
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LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
AN INSCRIBED BRONZE CENSER AND COVER
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast with straight sides rising to a slightly flared rim flanked by phoenix-head handles, and standing on a cylindrical foot surrounded by lappets. The exterior is faceted into twelve upright petals enclosing dragons and chilongs one of which bearing a twelve-character inscription. The cover is pierced with cranes amid ruyi clouds, surmounted by a cylindrical finial formed as a lotus pod.
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high, box
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast with straight sides rising to a slightly flared rim flanked by phoenix-head handles, and standing on a cylindrical foot surrounded by lappets. The exterior is faceted into twelve upright petals enclosing dragons and chilongs one of which bearing a twelve-character inscription. The cover is pierced with cranes amid ruyi clouds, surmounted by a cylindrical finial formed as a lotus pod.
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27 April 1993, lot 260
Bonhams Hong Kong, 22 May 2009, lot 1113
Bonhams Hong Kong, 22 May 2009, lot 1113
Brought to you by
Angela Kung
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