A Chinese bronze incense burner, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the tapering body rising to a flat broad shoulder, with a border of clouds to the rim, the domed…

A Chinese bronze incense burner, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the tapering body rising to a flat broad shoulder, with a border of clouds to the rim, the domed cover pierced and decorated with dragons and phoenixes above waves, the knop in the shape of a lotus seed-pod, with a four-character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle to base (19.5cm diameter, associated wood stand) (3) Footnote: 清 铜连盖钵式炉 《宣德年制》篆书模款 Condition Report: Censer with surface scratches and mi

Category

Asian art

Location

Stansted Mountfitchet

Dimensions

Ø 19.5 cm