A very rare bronze 'dragon' incense burner
A very rare bronze 'dragon' incense burner
Early/Mid Ming Dynasty
Of square bombé form raised on four beast-mask feet, the short neck surmounted by an everted square rim incised with a key-fret scroll, each of the wider sides boldly cast in high relief with a pair of confronted three-clawed sinuous dragons clutching a central lotus spray in their jaws, flanked on each side by pair of lion-head loose-ring handles. 12cm (4 1/2in) high x 22.5cm (8 3/4in) wide (2).
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A very rare bronze 'dragon' incense burner
Early/Mid Ming Dynasty
Of square bombé form raised on four beast-mask feet, the short neck surmounted by an everted square rim incised with a key-fret scroll, each of the wider sides boldly cast in high relief with a pair of confronted three-clawed sinuous dragons clutching a central lotus spray in their jaws, flanked on each side by pair of lion-head loose-ring handles. 12cm (4 1/2in) high x 22.5cm (8 3/4in) wide (2).
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