A PATINATED BRONZE DING-FORM CENSER
A PATINATED BRONZE DING-FORM CENSER
18th century
The oval-sectioned body with deep rounded sides tapering towards the rim, set with a squared lip surmounted by a pair of upright handles, decorated with a relief band of alternating ribbed and plain rectangles between rows of circles, interrupted with four evenly-spaced stylized animal masks, supported on four columnar legs surrounding the six-character Xuande mark cast in relief within a recessed rectangle, all surfaces except for the relief band with a golden-brown patina.
8 1/2in (21cm) high
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A PATINATED BRONZE DING-FORM CENSER
18th century
The oval-sectioned body with deep rounded sides tapering towards the rim, set with a squared lip surmounted by a pair of upright handles, decorated with a relief band of alternating ribbed and plain rectangles between rows of circles, interrupted with four evenly-spaced stylized animal masks, supported on four columnar legs surrounding the six-character Xuande mark cast in relief within a recessed rectangle, all surfaces except for the relief band with a golden-brown patina.
8 1/2in (21cm) high
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