A LARGE CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER

A LARGE CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY

With a rounded body and a slightly flared rim from which rise loop handles, the exterior with a brown patina decorated with irregular gold splashes, raised on three feet, a six character Xuande mark, 4.5kg, 29cm.

Cf. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7th October 2014, lot 3407, for a related example from the Ming Dynasty.

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