Page 88 - Chiense works of art sothebys march 14 2017 nyc

561 ႒561

562 AN ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE TRIPOD
CENSER
563 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
86 SOTHEBY’S
of cylindrical form with three shaped feet, cast around the
body with Arabic inscriptions against a ring-punched ground,
between bands of lotus scrolls encircling the rim and above the
foot, the base with a six-character Zhengde mark
Diameter 5¾ in., 14.5 cm
See a closely related censer of this type, but with the Arabic
inscriptions enclosed within shaped panels, sold in our London
rooms, 12th June 1990, lot 39, and another included in the
exhibition Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk. The Creative
Personality in Chinese Works of Art, Sydney L. Moss Ltd.,
London, 1984, cat. no. 118, where the author discusses the
group of bronzes with Arabic inscriptions, p. 263.

$ 10,000-15,000

႒562

AN ARABIC-INSCRIBED BRONZE FOLIATE-
FORM CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

cast around the compressed body with six bulging petals, each
enclosing an Arabic inscription reserved on a ring-punched
ground, all supported on three short, ared feet, the base with
an apocryphal six-character Zhengde mark
Width 6¾ in., 17 cm

$ 5,000-7,000

563

PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR

A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17TH / 18TH CENTURY

cast with the cylindrical body resting on a short circular foot,
anked by a pair of lobed handles, the exterior with irregular

gilt splashes, the base with an apocryphal six-character
Xuande mark
Width 4⅞ in., 12.4 cm

$ 5,000-7,000