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7110 Property from the Estate of Ms. Naomi Lindstrom,
San Francisco, California
7111
7110
72 | BONHAMS Three Arabic inscribed bronze covered boxes
Ming dynasty
Two of cylindrical shape, one raised on three short feet and with plain
sides, the other banded at the foot, rim and top, both with recessed
circular panels cast in high relief in Arabic with the words al-hamdu
li-’llah (Praise be to God); the third of six-sided foliate form, the top
cast in relief in Arabic script with the Farsi inscription barakat gereft
(blessings obtained).
2 7/8, 2 1/4 and 2 1/8in (7.3, 5.7 and 5.3cm) high
$5,000 - 8,000

Property from Various Owners

7111
A cast bronze censer
Xuande mark, 17th/18th century
Raised on three shaped supports, the compressed bombe sides
cast with two plain bands at the foot at rim set off by a pair of finely
worked lion mask handles, the six-character mark in standard
script centered on the rim band, a four-claw dragon cast in high
relief on the underside.
3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
8 3/8in (21.3cm) diameter
$6,000 - 8,000

Provenance
Purchased Kagedo Japanese Art, Seattle, December 1989.

The tomobako for the censer is inscribed Jidai sentoku nensei daikoro
(an incense burner made during the period of Xuande).