A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'CHILONG' CENSER, 17TH CENTURY

A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'CHILONG' CENSER

17TH CENTURY

十七世紀 銅灑金螭龍耳四足爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款

of oval form, the low flaring sides supported by four ruyi-shaped feet, cast with two chilong perched on either side forming the handles, each with forelegs grasping the rim, the sinuous body accentuated with swirling tufts of fur and extending to a long tail, the vessel overall splashed irregularly with gold, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a rectangle 

Length 6⅝ in., 16.8 cm