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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE HONG KONG FAMILY COLLECTION
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A BRONZE POMEGRANATE-FORM CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast in the form of a large pomegranate borne on a gnarled
leafy branch that extends around the sides, with emerging smaller
pomegranates with a bird perched on top. The skin of the fruit is simulated
on one side with a split exposing pomegranate seeds. The cover is cast in
openwork and surmounted by a bird and smaller pomegranates.
8º in. (21 cm.) wide
HK$80,000-120,000US$11,000-16,000
Provenance:
A Hong Kong private family collection formed prior to the 1970s
明十六 / 十七世紀 銅榴開百子薰爐
來源：
香港家族珍藏，於 1970 年代前入藏
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