A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Xuande mark, 18th century
The compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck, the rim applied with two opposing upright bale handles, all supported on three short conical legs, surrounding the apocryphal inscription reading Daming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao (Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in the Fifth Year of Xuande) in a recessed square.
5 7/8in (15cm) across, 37.8oz (1,071gm)
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A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Xuande mark, 18th century
The compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck, the rim applied with two opposing upright bale handles, all supported on three short conical legs, surrounding the apocryphal inscription reading Daming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao (Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in the Fifth Year of Xuande) in a recessed square.
5 7/8in (15cm) across, 37.8oz (1,071gm)