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TWO ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘HILL’ INCENSE
BURNERS, BOSHANLU
Han Dynasty
One censer rising from the center of an integral dish
with everted rim, supported on a stem foot issuing
from a cruciform ornament, the hemispherical
bowl is encircled by a raised band, and the hinged
conical cover cast in openwork as a mountain range
surmounted by a phoenix, 14cm (5 1/2in) high; 188
the other rising from a splayed base decorated
with reticulated designs of scrolling chilong, the
hemispherical bowl supporting a conical cover
shaped as mountains interspersed with scenes
of combat and hunting, the surface with green
encrustation,
17.5cm (6 7/8in) high. (4).

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY53,000 - 71,000

漢 青銅博山爐 一組兩件

Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏

Carved as a miniature mountain populated with
wondrous creatures within swirling waves surging
around rocks, these incense burners may have
acted as a visual aid for the tomb occupant to
envision the mythical immortal realms of Penglai or
Kunlun. Compare with a similarly sized bronze ‘hill’
incense burner, Han dynasty, from the Ashmoloean
Museum, Oxford, acc.no.EA1956.900.

A related ‘hill’ incense burner, Han dynasty, was sold at
Christie’s New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1495. 189

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. FINE CHINESE ART | 251