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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘DUCK’ INCENSE BURNER AND                          A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘EIGHT BUDDHIST EMBLEMS’
COVER                                                                   INCENSE BURNER, GUI
17th century                                                            Incised Hu Wenming six-character mark, 17th century
Cast standing on its webbed feet, the head raised with an open beak,    The vessel, rising from a high tapering foot with rounded sides curving
the pierced cover forming the wings with finely detailed plumage, wood  inwards towards the rim, cast in low relief with the Eight Buddhist
stand.                                                                  Emblems, bajixiang, between scrolling ruyi heads and animated
18.5cm (7 1/4in) high. (3).                                             mythical creatures, flanked by loop handles emanating from dragon
                                                                        heads, the base incised with six-character mark reading ‘Made by
£3,000 - 5,000                                                          Hu Wenming of Yunjian’.
CNY26,000 - 43,000                                                      16.5cm (6 1/2in) wide

十七世紀 銅寶鴨式蓋爐                                                             £8,000 - 12,000
                                                                        CNY69,000 - 100,000

                                                                        十七世紀 局部鎏金銅八吉祥紋簋式爐
                                                                        「雲間胡文明製」金文鑄款

                                                                        Provenance: an Italian private collection

                                                                        來源: 意大利私人收藏

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