A bronze 'mythical beast' incense burner Xuande mark, 17th century | 十七世紀 銅海獸雙鋪首活環耳爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款

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A bronze 'mythical beast' incense burner

Xuande mark, 17th century

德安堂珍藏

十七世紀 銅海獸雙鋪首活環耳爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款

the rounded rectangular vessel set with a pair of lion-mask handles suspending loose rings, the exterior cast in high relief with leaping mythical beasts and sea creatures amidst turbulent waves, all raised on a pedestal foot bordered with a band of lotus petals, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a recessed panel, wood cover and stand

24.7 cm