A RARE INSCRIBED BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
cast with a bombé body rising from a tapered foot to a gently waisted neck, flanked by a pair of stylised animal mask handles, the base inscribed with a two-character seal mark reading Gu shi ('in the style of antiquity'), the surface patinated to a deep brown colour
13.2 cm, 5 1/8 in.
Provenance:
Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd., Hong Kong.
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cast with a bombé body rising from a tapered foot to a gently waisted neck, flanked by a pair of stylised animal mask handles, the base inscribed with a two-character seal mark reading Gu shi ('in the style of antiquity'), the surface patinated to a deep brown colour
13.2 cm, 5 1/8 in.
Provenance:
Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd., Hong Kong.