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A cast bronze censer
Xuande mark, 17th/18th century

Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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A cast bronze censer

Xuande mark, 17th/18th century
Raised on three shaped supports, the compressed bombe sides cast with two plain bands at the foot at rim set off by a pair of finely worked lion mask handles, the six-character mark in standard script centered on the rim band, a four-claw dragon cast in high relief on the underside.
3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
8 3/8in (21.3cm) diameter

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Provenance:
Purchased Kagedo Japanese Art, Seattle, December 1989.

The tomobako for the censer is inscribed Jidai sentoku nensei daikoro (an incense burner made during the period of Xuande).

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