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AN ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE ɤʬ ɤɖ˰ߏ ზڛזЬ˖ɧԑᘟ
CENSER ͍ᅃϋႡಛ
16TH / 17TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from three
short tapering feet to a waisted neck and a wide
everted rim, the sides with three ruyi-shaped
cartouches enclosing Arabic inscriptions on a
granulated ground, the base cast with a four-
character Zhengde seal mark within a recessed
square
Width 6⅝ in., 16.9 cm
$ 20,000-30,000
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