Lot Essay
See Christie's, Hong Kong, January 18, 1988, lot 559, for a closely related bronze censer with similar mythical beasts
Details
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST WITHIN A RECTANGLE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The tapering rectangular body, supported on bracket feet, each side well cast with scenes of mythical beasts, including scaly dragons with curling snouts, frolicking amidst a seascape of swirling waves and stylized cloud forms, applied on two sides with ring handles issuing from ferocious dragon masks, the brownish-olive patina contrasting with the raised areas washed in parcel-gilt
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) wide
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST WITHIN A RECTANGLE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The tapering rectangular body, supported on bracket feet, each side well cast with scenes of mythical beasts, including scaly dragons with curling snouts, frolicking amidst a seascape of swirling waves and stylized cloud forms, applied on two sides with ring handles issuing from ferocious dragon masks, the brownish-olive patina contrasting with the raised areas washed in parcel-gilt
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Stephen Junkunc, III