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187 明十六世紀 局部鎏金銅八吉祥紋簋式爐
A REPOUSSE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 來源：
CENSER
日本家族珍藏，其於明治時期創立
ming DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The bombé censer is decorated in répousse with the Eight Buddhist
Emblems around the body of the exterior, below a band of
interlocking leafy motifs and above a register of joined ruyi-head
motifs, all in relief, finely chased and gilded and silhouetted against
a finely punched dark ground, divided by a pair of loop handles.
The base is incised and gilt with the mark, Hu Wenming zhi,
‘Made by Hu Wenming’.
5æ in. (14.5 cm.) wide, wood cover, Japanese wood box
HK$180,000-250,000US$24,000-32,000
Provenance:
A Japanese family collection formed during the Meiji period
(1868-1912)
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