Chinese Sung Dynasty Incense Burner

A Chinese Sung Dynasty Inlaid Bronze incense burner. Archaic style Kirin form animal with hinged cover on back and Silver and Gold inlaid detail. General wear, some loss to the patina. 10" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-2,000 Provenance: Published as item #153 of the Exhibit "Asian Art: A Collector's Selection" at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Ithaca New York, in the fall of 1973. This exhibition was a large single owner collection of an anonymous collector. An original exhibition catalog from the Cornell University Library accompanies this lot.
Condition Report: General wear, some loss to the patina.