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AN INSCRIBED GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE 清十八世紀 銅灑金橋耳三足爐
TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER 《晨興半炷名香》款
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
來源：
sturdily cast with a bombé body rising from three tapering
legs to a gently everted rim and surmounted by a pair of 倫敦佳士得1984年4月10日，編號319
upright handles, the base centred with a recessed cartouche
enclosing an inscription reading Chenxing banzhu mingxiang,
liberally and densely decorated overall with gold splashes
18.5 cm, 7¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 10th April 1984, lot 319.
HK$ 150,000-250,000
US$ 19,200-31,900
Mark
It is rare to find a gold-splashed incense burner with an
inscription in seal script. Chenxing banzhu mingxiang can
be translated as ‘Waking up to discover there is still half an
incense unburnt’. This is adapted from Su Dongpo’s sixteen
enjoyable things in life, here referring to early in the morning.

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