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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE LUDUAN-FORM CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Details
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE LUDUAN-FORM CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast in the form of a luduan standing on a snake-like creature. The hollow body is cast with ruyi clouds on the sides.
14 in. (36 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast in the form of a luduan standing on a snake-like creature. The hollow body is cast with ruyi clouds on the sides.
14 in. (36 cm.) high
Provenance
Max Müller (1867-1960), German Consul to China, acquired in 1905-1908
By descent to Irmgard Müller-Doertenback (1909-2011)
Acquired by the present family in 1993
By descent to Irmgard Müller-Doertenback (1909-2011)
Acquired by the present family in 1993