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A MING DYNASTY BRONZE CENSER IN BUDDHIST LION
SHAPE, 17 CENTURY
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Bronze
China, Ming Dynasty, 17 century
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The guardian lion is spiritedly cast in a classical posture with
his left paw resting atop a brocade ball, symbolizing the
cosmic pearl. The outsized head of the beast features bulging
eyes beneath curled eyebrows, the ears upright in a horn-like
fashion and the back and sides showcase a masterly incised
arrangement of snail curls forming the mane.

The strong body is dressed in elaborate trappings suspending
tassels, bells and bows. From the bow at the back a Buddhist
double-knot is suspended, functioning as a removable lid to
the vessel.
Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 22,5 cm (length), 22,5 cm (height)
Condition: Good condition with appealing natural patina
Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired 1987 in our
galleries in a Ming Bronzes special exhibition (scans of catalog
entry enclosed with this lot)

Literature comparison: For two other censers in shape of
Buddhist lions with harness and of the period see Sotheby’s,
FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 19 MARCH 2013
- 20 MARCH 2013, NEW YORK, lot 311 and lot 288.

⋩ᶫᶾ䲨㖶ẋ⛸䋭戭䆸
曺戭
ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ炻⋩ᶫᶾ䲨

䱦⽫揬忈䘬䋭⫸ẍ⁛䴙⛸⦧炻℞ⶎ䇒㒙⛐尉⽝叿⬯⭁䘬䀓䎈
ᶲˤ 䋭椾ⶐ⣏炻⛐䚱㮃ᶳ㕡㚱↠崟䘬䛤䜃炻俛㛝⁷┯⎕ᶨ㧋䚜
䩳炻側悐␴“朊⯽䣢Ḯ䱦䶣⻶㚚䘬檫㮃炻⻟⢗䘬幓幨㉓叿䱦⽫
墥ἄ䘬㳩喯炻㊪叿懜揢ˤ ἃ旨暁檣⽆⼴朊䘬✪ᶳ炻ἄ䇚味⫸⎗
ẍ⍾ᶳˤ

⛸䋭⼊
Backside view of lot 103 with the removed lid next to it ⯢⮠烉攟22,5 cm炻檀 22,5 cm
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧⍂㽌㰱䨑
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻1987⸜⛐㛔喅⹲ᶨ㫉㖶ẋ曺戭☐䈡⇍⯽奥ᷕ
岤屟炷旬斄㕤㬌㉵⑩䘬䚖抬㌫㍷炸

㔯䌣⍫侫烉⎎⢾ℑẞ⎴㗪㛇ⷞ䙼䋭⼊戭䆸⎗夳 喯⭴㭼˪ᷕ⚳䱦
伶昞䒟⍲ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2013⸜3㚰19-20㖍炻䲸䲬炻311嘇⍲288嘇
㉵⑩ˤ
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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