A BRONZE TRIPOD 'DRAGON FISH AND EAGLE' INCENSE BURNER 17th...
A BRONZE TRIPOD 'DRAGON FISH AND EAGLE' INCENSE BURNER
17th century
The body cast in relief with a continuous scene of frothing waves beneath clouds, one side with a dragon fish rising from the waves, the other with an eagle sitting on a rock, all between two bands of floral scroll bordered with raised bands, the base with a recessed circular panel incised with a chi dragon carrying a lingzhzi fungus in its mouth among clouds, wood cover. 15cm (5 7/8in) diam. (2).
十七世紀 銅奩式爐
The eagle symbolises heroic behaviour with the character ying 鹰, a component for yingxiong 英雄 (hero). The carp or liyu 鯉魚 transforming into a dragon long 龍 is associated with the passing of the Imperial civil service examinations, hence forming the pun yutiao longmen 魚跳龍門.
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A BRONZE TRIPOD 'DRAGON FISH AND EAGLE' INCENSE BURNER
17th century
The body cast in relief with a continuous scene of frothing waves beneath clouds, one side with a dragon fish rising from the waves, the other with an eagle sitting on a rock, all between two bands of floral scroll bordered with raised bands, the base with a recessed circular panel incised with a chi dragon carrying a lingzhzi fungus in its mouth among clouds, wood cover. 15cm (5 7/8in) diam. (2).
十七世紀 銅奩式爐
The eagle symbolises heroic behaviour with the character ying 鹰, a component for yingxiong 英雄 (hero). The carp or liyu 鯉魚 transforming into a dragon long 龍 is associated with the passing of the Imperial civil service examinations, hence forming the pun yutiao longmen 魚跳龍門.
