Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24 May 2023
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.
清 銅灑金沖天耳三足爐
《大明宣德年製》仿款