A HEAVILY CAST CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER, GUI

17TH CENTURY

The compressed circular body, cast in relief with winged dragons flying between qilin and a leonine mythical beast, all set against crashing waves, the rim and foot cast with stylised phoenix and flowers and leaf scrolls, the handles as mythical beasts, the base with a six character mark which reads yun jian Chu Chen Ming zhi, 1.9kg, 22.5cm.

Cf. The Second Bronze Age, Later Chinese Metal Work, Sydney L Moss Ltd, no.88 for an almost identical gui incense burner.