A HEAVILY CAST BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
A HEAVILY CAST BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
China, late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The censer with a compressed globular body raised on three legs issuing from the mouths of horned mythical beasts and showing a pair of s-shaped handles. The neck is finely incised with a circumferential leiwen pattern. With a wood cover surmounted by a soapstone finial, the latter possibly a later addition.
Condition: With surface wear and repairs to the handles, underside, and part of the legs. The reattached finial shows remains of glue.
Provenance: Austrian Private collection.
Weight: 2.8 g
Dimensions: Height 27 cm (incl. base), width 19.5 cm (handle to handle)
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A HEAVILY CAST BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
China, late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The censer with a compressed globular body raised on three legs issuing from the mouths of horned mythical beasts and showing a pair of s-shaped handles. The neck is finely incised with a circumferential leiwen pattern. With a wood cover surmounted by a soapstone finial, the latter possibly a later addition.
Condition: With surface wear and repairs to the handles, underside, and part of the legs. The reattached finial shows remains of glue.
Provenance: Austrian Private collection.
Weight: 2.8 g
Dimensions: Height 27 cm (incl. base), width 19.5 cm (handle to handle)
