A RARE ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
A RARE ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER

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A RARE ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
ZHENGDE CAST FOUR-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1506-1521)

The slightly compressed rounded body cast to each side with a circular medallion enclosing the Arabic script, subhan allah, 'Praise to God', against a fishroe-ground, the mark cast in relief within a countersunk square to the base
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

Bronzes bearing Zhengde marks are extremely rare, however another example was included in the exhibition catalogue Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1984, no. 118, where the author, Paul Moss, discusses this particular group of bronzes with Arabic inscriptions on p. 263.

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