Rare porte-encens en bronze taché d'or Dynastie Ming, XVIIE siècle

moulé en forme de Li Taibo, allongé sur le côté contre un rocher dentelé, la jambe gauche croisée par dessus la droite, son bras droit entourant une jarre à vin faite pour accueillir un bâton d'encens, le gauche reposant sur une pointe de rocher, vêtu d'une longue robe nouée à la taille, le visage à l'expression réjouie, le bronze à la patine cuivrée foncée tachée d'or, socle en bois sculpté (2)

The incense holder is in overall very good condition. The figure is heavily and solidly cast, the surface patinated to a beautiful dark tone with irregular bright splashes of gold. There is a dent to the figure's left knee and to the tip of the nose. The stand is made to measure and has several small areas of loss the the rim. The metal is a darker colour than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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