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A VERY LARGE DOCUMENTARY GILT BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
Dated Tongzhi liunian and also cyclically dated to the Bingyin year, both corresponding to 1867 and of the period
Of bombé form supported on a short splayed foot and surmounted by a waisted neck, the body bearing a sixteen-character inscription, the base with an applied oval panel pierced and cast in high relief to depict a chi dragon coiled around a pearl.
30cm (12in) diam.
Footnotes:
清同治 (1867 年) 鎏金銅爐 《同治六年孟春款旦》《中社》《丙寅炮會敬送》款
Dated Tongzhi liunian and also cyclically dated to the Bingyin year, both corresponding to 1867 and of the period
Of bombé form supported on a short splayed foot and surmounted by a waisted neck, the body bearing a sixteen-character inscription, the base with an applied oval panel pierced and cast in high relief to depict a chi dragon coiled around a pearl.
30cm (12in) diam.
Footnotes:
清同治 (1867 年) 鎏金銅爐 《同治六年孟春款旦》《中社》《丙寅炮會敬送》款
Condition
The incense burner has been de-patinated and much of the original gilding has been lost and there are spottings of verdigris over the surface. There are some minor dents to the foot, and various old repairs, generally approximately 4mm across, likely dating to the point of original manufacture.
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A VERY LARGE DOCUMENTARY GILT BRONZE INCENSE BURNER Dated Tongzhi liunian and also cyclically da...
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