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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The bombé body is inlaid in silver wire with two large, scrolling peony sprays separated by the pair of simplified dragon-loop handles inlaid with foliate decoration. A four-character seal mark, yutang qingwan (pure treasure of the Jade Hall) is cast in a square on the base.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) across handles
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The bombé body is inlaid in silver wire with two large, scrolling peony sprays separated by the pair of simplified dragon-loop handles inlaid with foliate decoration. A four-character seal mark, yutang qingwan (pure treasure of the Jade Hall) is cast in a square on the base.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) across handles
Provenance
Cliff Hickam, 1989.
Exhibited
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Censers, Vases, and "Magic" Mirrors: Chinese and Japanese Bronzes from the 15th to the 19th century, 2 February-28 April 1991, no. 16.
The Oriental Art Gallery, London, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes from an American Private Collection, 9-26 November 1993.
The Oriental Art Gallery, London, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes from an American Private Collection, 9-26 November 1993.
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