Gigi Yu
Head of Department
Lot 342
A LARGE PAINTED BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER
Ming Dynasty or earlier
29 May 2023, 13:00 HKT
Hong Kong, AdmiraltySold for HK$166,400 inc. premium
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Tracy Hui
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A LARGE PAINTED BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER
Ming Dynasty or earlier
Robustly modelled in the form of a seated mythical beast with its hind legs bent, the detachable head raised depicted with a ferocious expression with a wide open mouth revealing its teeth and tongue, pigment possibly Qing dynasty.
33.5cm (13in) high (2).
Robustly modelled in the form of a seated mythical beast with its hind legs bent, the detachable head raised depicted with a ferocious expression with a wide open mouth revealing its teeth and tongue, pigment possibly Qing dynasty.
33.5cm (13in) high (2).
Footnotes
明或更早 銅漆金瑞獸爐