A CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING

16TH/17TH CENTURY

The body decorated with taotie masks in silver against a gold leiwen ground, with two upright loop handles rising from the flat everted rim, the interior with four characters reading Fu Zuo Bao Yi, with pendant leaves to each of the three tall feet, the mouth 14cm, 19.5cm max, 2.2kg.