XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST WITHIN A RECTANGLE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A SMALL GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
xuande six-character mark cast within a rectangle, 17th/18th century
The straight sides supported on a ring foot, cast with two lion-mask handles, between an overlapping petal band around the foot and a narrow key-fret band below the rim, the olive-brown patinated surface with irregular gilt splashes to the sides and base, the interior unpolished
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
xuande six-character mark cast within a rectangle, 17th/18th century
The straight sides supported on a ring foot, cast with two lion-mask handles, between an overlapping petal band around the foot and a narrow key-fret band below the rim, the olive-brown patinated surface with irregular gilt splashes to the sides and base, the interior unpolished
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide