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PROPERTY FROM THE JAMES K. LI COLLECTION
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH CENTURY
The heavily-cast censer is raised on three tapering feet and has two loop handles on the sides, and the exterior is decorated with gold splashes. The base is cast with a four-character seal mark, Huancui qingwan ('Pure Treasure of Huancui').
10 in. (23.4 cm.) wide across the handles, wood stand
17TH CENTURY
The heavily-cast censer is raised on three tapering feet and has two loop handles on the sides, and the exterior is decorated with gold splashes. The base is cast with a four-character seal mark, Huancui qingwan ('Pure Treasure of Huancui').
10 in. (23.4 cm.) wide across the handles, wood stand
Provenance
Private collection, South America, prior to 1900, and thence by descent to the present owner.