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藝臻期頤-MARCHANT珍藏中國藝術品

719 A BRONZE OVAL CENSER WITH                                           (mark)
      CHILONG HANDLES

           MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

        Of oval form with gently faring sides, the censer is raised on
        four ruyi-shaped feet, and cast with two chilong clambering
        along the fattened, everted rim to form handles. The base is
        cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark.
        8Ω in. (21.6 cm.) wide across the handles

        $6,000-8,000

                 PROVENANCE

        Karl Wilhelm Gerdhem (1868-1932) Collection, Sweden.

      明十六/十七世紀 銅螭龍耳水仙盆式爐

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