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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND AN A GROUP OF THREE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSELS
ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BELL, ZHONG Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty Comprising: a small incense burner with bands of studs and key fret;
The incense burner raised on three lion mask and paw feet, flanked the interior with characters Shang yi (‘Shang dynasty ritual vessel’) in
by a pair of upright S-form handles; the bell of lozenge form cast with relief; a tripod bronze pouring vessel and cover, he, with dragon head
projecting studs on a taotie mask and leiwen ground. The bell: 23cm spout; and a small incense burner with twin chilong and beast mask
(9 1/8in) long (2). and loose ring handles. The pouring vessel: 19cm (7 1/2in) long (3).

£1,000 - 1,500 £800 - 1,200
HK$9,700 - 15,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY8,500 - 13,000 CNY6,800 - 10,000
Provenance Provenance
from an English private collection and thence by descent. from an English private collection and thence by descent.

599 For a similar vessel to the gui in the present lot see Sotheby’s Hong
Kong, ‘Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Mr and Mrs
TWO ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL VESSELS, FANGDING Gerard Hawthorn’, 2 December 2015, lot 88.
Late Ming to Qing Dynasty
Each similarly cast, set on four tubular legs surmounted by taotie
mask terminals, each side with a taotie mask design with central 601
and corner flanges, the larger with an archaic style inscription to the A VARIED GROUP OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE BRONZE
interior and a hardwood cover. VESSELS
The tallest: 22.5cm (8 7/8in) high (3). 19th century
Comprising: a pair of lobed jars, cast Xuande four-character marks;
£1,000 - 1,500 a pear shaped vase with archaistic leaf blades; a lobed baluster vase
HK$9,700 - 15,000 with gourd handles; and a tripod incense burner. The tallest vase:
CNY8,500 - 13,000 19cm (7 1/2in) high (5).

Provenance £600 - 800
from an English private collection and thence by descent. HK$5,800 - 7,800
CNY5,100 - 6,800
Provenance
from an English private collection and thence by descent.

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