A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'ANBAXIAN' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Cast in relief with the Eight Daoist Emblems on a diaper ground, the attributes set beneath a continuous band of ruyi-heads, with two upright loop handles incised with floral motifs rising from the lipped rim, each of the tall feet decorated with a large plantain leaf, the base with a six character Xuande mark, the mouth 13cm dia, 17.1cm max, 1.2kg.

Cf. Roger Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2008, pp.34-35, no.26 for an incense burner decorated in a similar style with the Hundred Antiques; see also P Lin, Chinese Incense Burners: Collection of Steven Hung & Lindy Chern, p.166, no.140 for another related item.