An archaic bronze 'phoenix' incense burner, Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD)
Lot 5052. An archaic bronze 'phoenix' incense burner, Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD); h. 15.5 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 40,320 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Note: A similar Han dynasty 'hill' covered censer from the collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, was sold in our New York rooms, 10th September 2019, lot 127.
A bronze 'hill' censer and cover (boshanlu), Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). Height 6 7/8 in., 17.5 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 8,750 USD at Sotheby's New York, 10th September 2019, lot 127. Courtesy Sotheby's.
Cf. my post: A bronze 'hill' censer and cover (boshanlu), Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021