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A Chinese Bronze Hill Incense Burner Boshanlu
A Chinese Bronze Hill Incense Burner Boshanlu
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A Chinese Bronze Hill Incense Burner Boshanlu

Han dynasty (206 BC -220 AD ), the stem foot cast on the base with stylized scroll reserves, above a hemispherical bowl with a conical cover casted with openwork mountain peaks, the surface has a pale grayish-green patina with russet, blue and green encrustation.

4 1/4 in., 2 3/8 in. widest diameter
The cover of this hill censer depicts the mystical home of the Daoist Immortal spirits, the mountain paradise peaks of Mount Peng. This was a popular motif during the Han dynasty, and there are several comparable censers, see the British Museum collection hill censer, (Museum no. 1936.1118.52), Cleveland Museum of Art (Museum no. 1986.46), and a similar bonshalu that sold at Christie's London on Nov 9, 2015, Sale 12254 , Lot 3.
Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina
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A Chinese Bronze Hill Incense Burner Boshanlu

Estimate $1,500 - $3,000
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Starting Price $750
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