A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND STAND 17TH/18TH CENTURY |

the compressed globular body rising from three short tapering feet to a slightly everted rim, flanked by a pair of upright loop handles, the stand in the form of a mallow flower with overlapping petals rising from three ruyi-head shaped feet, the base with an apocryphal four-character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle

This censer is in good condition, with the exception of some general surface wear and minor manufacturing flaws. The actual colour is of a more warm-reddish tone compared to the catalogue illustration. The stand may have been a matched one.
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