A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER AND STAND
A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER AND STAND
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The globular body resting on a slightly countersunk base flanked by a pair of handles in the form of mythical beast heads attached with loose rings. The body is adorned with an array of irregular gilt splashes. The base is cast with a Tiannian tang zhi hall mark. The circular stand is pierced to the top with an aperture and raised on three feet terminating in protruding roundels.
14 ¾ in. (37.8 cm.) across the handles
Provenance
J.J. Lally & Co., New York
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A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER AND STAND
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The globular body resting on a slightly countersunk base flanked by a pair of handles in the form of mythical beast heads attached with loose rings. The body is adorned with an array of irregular gilt splashes. The base is cast with a Tiannian tang zhi hall mark. The circular stand is pierced to the top with an aperture and raised on three feet terminating in protruding roundels.
14 ¾ in. (37.8 cm.) across the handles
Provenance
J.J. Lally & Co., New York