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A CHINESE BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ INCENSE BURNER
MING DYNASTY
The bombé-shaped body cast in relief with two dragons chasing each other
through stylised ruyi-shaped clouds, with two handles formed as fantastical
beast masks, all raised on a short flared foot, 19cm, 1.4kg.
£4,000-6,000
Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph
of Allen Management in 1990.
Cf. P Moss & G Hawthorn, The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork,
no.44 for a similar incense burner with comparable decoration; see also Christie’s
Hong Kong, 6th April 2016, lot 3664 for another related piece.

明 銅製龍紋香爐
來源：英國私人收藏，1990年購於Adrian Joseph。

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