EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)

Similar braziers are illustrated in Ancient Chinese Arts in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1961, pl. 209; and in Chinese Bronzes from the Buckingham Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1946, pls. LXV, LXVI and LXVII. These examples retain the ear cup that would have rested on the supports at the rim, and also the tray on which the brazier would have stood. A brazier of this type, lacking the cup and tray, was sold in our London rooms, 5-6 July 1983, lot 108, and another from the collection of J.T. Tai sold at Sotheby's, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 201.