A bronze tripod incense burner, ding
17th century
Of archaistic form, raised on three tapering cylindrical legs emerging from cast lion masks, the shoulders cast with further lion-mask handles suspending mock loose-ring handles, the base cast with apocryphal Xuande mark, wood cover with jade bird finial, Ming Dynasty, wood tripod stand.
27.2cm (10¾in) high (3).
Of archaistic form, raised on three tapering cylindrical legs emerging from cast lion masks, the shoulders cast with further lion-mask handles suspending mock loose-ring handles, the base cast with apocryphal Xuande mark, wood cover with jade bird finial, Ming Dynasty, wood tripod stand.
27.2cm (10¾in) high (3).
Sold for
£19,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: purchased in Sydney, Autralia on 9 July 1957
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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