Page 30 - Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich-Hk 2014

It is also somewhat related to an unusual and rare lian shaped incense burner by Lü Cizhou from the Water, Pine and
Stone Retreat Collection, sold in these rooms, 8th April 2014, lot 219.

Clearly, the inlaid bowl is the work of a late Ming bronze workshop. From the small number of extant dated Hu
Wenming vessels, it is possible to speculate that the bowl is more likely to emanate from the early 17th century,
making 1616 the more probable date. For a Hu Wenming-marked bronze pou (dated in accordance with 1613) from
the Dr and Mrs Peter Plesch Collection and later the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection, see the example sold
in these rooms, 4th April 2012, lot 188.