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AN ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE INCENSE SET A BRONZE QUATREFOIL INCENSE BURNER
18th century Cast Yutang Qingwan four-character mark, 17th/18th century
Comprising a pear-shaped vase, a circular box and cover, and a Heavily cast, the gently flaring body flanked by a pair of looped
spatula, all cast with Arabic inscriptions on granulated grounds within handles, supported on four short bulbous feet. 19.7cm (7 3/4in) wide
shaped panels; and a pair of chopsticks, the bronze patinated to an
olive-green hue. £5,000 - 8,000
The longest 23.2cm (9 1/8in). (6). CNY43,000 - 69,000

£5,000 - 8,000 十七/十八世紀 銅海棠式香爐
CNY43,000 - 69,000 「玉堂清玩」隸書鑄款

十八世紀 銅阿拉伯文香具 一組 125
A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, DING
The Arabic calligraphy on the bronze vessels is known as sini script, Cast Xuande two-character seal mark, 18th century
a distinctive Chinese calligraphic form for the Arabic script which The globular body raised on three pointed feet, the rolled mouth rim
was developed in the early Ming dynasty. Arabic inscribed incense set with loop handles. 12.7cm (5in) wide
tool vases and a box and cover, 17th/18th century, are illustrated in
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk: The Creative £2,000 - 3,000
Personality in Chinese Works of Art, London, 1984, pp.263-266. CNY17,000 - 26,000

Compare with a related Arabic-inscribed bronze incense set, 16th/17th 十八世紀 銅橋耳三足爐
century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15 March 2017, lot 560. 「宣德」篆書仿款

Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏

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