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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG HSIANG-HSI (mark)
2011
A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The censer has a compressed body raised on three integral conical feet, and a pair of open handles that sweep upward
from the rim. The underside is cast with a four-character seal, Yutang zhenwan (‘precious plaything of the Jade Hall’).
5Ω in. (14 cm.) wide
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.
Compare the bronze tripod censer bearing the mark Yutang zhenwan, but of less compressed form and with tabbed C-scroll
handles projecting outwards from the body, sold at Christie’s New York, 18-19 September 2014, lot 1052.
明末/清十八世紀 銅橋耳三足爐
底款：玉堂珍玩
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