AN UNUSUAL LARGE BRONZE FIGURAL INCENSE BURNER

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AN UNUSUAL LARGE BRONZE FIGURAL INCENSE BURNER
MING DYNASTY

Cast in sections as Xiwangmu seated on her phoenix, the long-legged bird standing on a rockwork base with its wings spread, its slender neck upright and its pierced tail displayed, the seated goddess shown holding a peach forming the cover to the aperture in the top of the bird's hollowed body, with dark blackish patina
27½in. (69.8cm.) high