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AN ARCHAISTIC GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ CENSER, DING
17TH CENTURY
明十七世紀 鎏金銅仿古紋三足鼎
The top of the cover is reticulated with a ferocious dragon, surrounded by three
small mythical birds. The censer has a concentric band around the body, below
two upright handles to the sides and supported on three tall feet. The base has
an apocryphal six-character Xuande seal mark.
10√ in. (27.5 cm.) wide across handles
£10,000-15,000 $16,000-23,000
€14,000-20,000
EXHIBITED:
Previously on permanent display in the Museum of Asian Art, Berlin.
LITERATURE:
Filippo Mignini (ed.), Matteo Ricci, Europa am Hofe der Ming, Milan, 2005, p. 164.
來源: 曾長期陳列於德國柏林亞洲藝術博物館
出版: 2005年米蘭出版，Filippo Mignini主編《Matteo Ricci:
Europa am Hofe der Ming》，第164頁
(top view)
