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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE 'LOTUS' CENSER, GUI
17TH CENTURY, 'HU WENMING ZHI' MARK TO THE BASE
The censer is cast with two dragon-head handles to the side, each decorated with a pendant tab. The
globular body is cast with scrolling lotus fowers and leaves. The rim is decorated with ten precious
objects, and the foot is decorated with a ruyi scroll band.
8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide across the handles
£15,000-20,000 US$20,000-26,000
€18,000-23,000

明十七世紀 銅纏枝蓮紋雙龍耳香爐 「胡文明製」篆書款

(mark)

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