Christie's. Important Chinese Art. London, 3 November 2020
7 novembre 2020
An archaistic bronze tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Lot 33. An archaistic bronze tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high excluding hongmu cover; 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high overall. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Price realised GBP 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The vessel is decorated to the bulbous sides with taotie masks set against a leiwen ground, below two curved upright handles and supported on three animal-form feet. The later wood cover is pierced with a prunus design, surmounted by a Ming dynasty jade carving of Liu Hai.
Provenance: Acquired in Rome in the late 1970s.
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