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A BRONZE ELEPHANT-HANDLED INCENSE 明末 銅象耳簋式爐 連座
BURNER AND STAND 《宣德年》仿款
LATE MING DYNASTY
來源：
of bombé form, rising from a splayed foot to a gently flared 美國東岸私人收藏
rim, flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, the beasts
detailed with a pair of flapped ears, slitted eyes, and a curled
trunk between pointed tusks, the base with a three-character
Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle, all supported on
a circular stand with five ruyi feet joined by a stretcher, the
bronze well patinated to a reddish maroon tone
w. 20.6 cm, 8⅛ in., overall h. 14.2 cm, 5⅝ in.
PROVENANCE
An American east coast private collection.
HK$ 800,000-1,200,000
US$ 102,000-153,000

The robustness of this incense burner is enhanced by the pair
of elephant handles and five ruyi feet, which accentuate the
swell of the body and the rich reddish tone. Compare a similar
incense burner and stand, attributed to the 17th/18th century,
sold in our New York rooms, 15th/16th September 2015, lot
234; and two examples, with apocryphal Xuande reign marks,
included in the exhibition Guan cang yadiao ji Ming Qing tonglu
tezhan / Rekishi Hakubutsukan korekushon zōge chōkoku oyobi
Min Shin dōro shōrai tokuten [Special exhibition of carved ivory
and bronze incense burners in the collection of the National
Museum of History], Kumamoto City Museum, Kumamoto,
1997, cat. nos 217 and 218.

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