A CIRCULAR GILT-BRONZE 'LOTUS' CENSER, 17TH CENTURY

A CIRCULAR GILT-BRONZE 'LOTUS' CENSER
17TH CENTURY
The heavily cast censer is decorated to the sides with stylized upright lotus lappets, divided to the central section with a double-string band, just above the apocryphal Xuande mark in a vertical line. Each side is applied with a handle in the shape of a mythical beast with horns. The base is similarly decorated with a band of lappets pointing downwards and the interior is cast with straight lines towards a central circular bottom.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) wide across the handles

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Pre-Lot Text
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