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3698 明末清初 灑金銅獸耳簋式爐
《大明宣德年製》仿款
A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE INCENSE
BURNER 來源：
LATE MING – EARLY QING DYNASTY 法國私人收藏
of bombé form, the rounded sides rising from a splayed foot
and tapering to a waisted neck, flanked by a pair of makara
handles, the beast detailed with bulging eyes beneath thick
furrowed eyebrows, above a long curled trunk between two
pointy tusks, the exterior liberally decorated overall with
irregular gold splashes against a lustrous brown ground, the
base impressed with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a
rectangle
19 cm, 7½ in.
PROVENANCE
A French private collection.
HK$ 200,000-250,000
US$ 25,800-32,300
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