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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich
Hausmann
Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2014, 11:45 AM | HK0558

LOT 3319

A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, LIDING
YUAN DYNASTY

of archaistic liding form, the compressed hemispherical bowl supported on three short
slightly tapered legs, the exterior detailed with three pairs of stylised phoenix against a
leiwen ground, the base with a medallion enclosing a bao ('treasure') character surrounded
by various bands of studded bosses, key-fret motifs and archaistic cicada leaves, the
surface patinated to a dark brown colour, wood cover
18 cm., 7 1/8 in.
ESTIMATE 50,000-70,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 68,750 HKD

CATALOGUE NOTE

For a closely related incense burner found in the Sinan shipwreck in 1977, see the catalogue Sinan Shipwreck:
Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics Found Off Sinan Cost, National Museum of Korea, Samhwa Publishing Co. Seoul,
Korea, cat. no. 267.
Interestingly, in the same shipwreck a similar incense burner was found, but cast with rope-twist handles. The
discovery of these two different incense burners in the same cargo seems to confirm the long held view that Chinese