Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Sydney L. Moss Ltd. Sydney L. Moss Ltd 珍藏中國晚期銅器
A bronze 'dragon' incense burner Ming dynasty, Xuande mark | 明 銅鏨雲龍紋獅耳簋式爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款
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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Sydney L. Moss Ltd.
A bronze 'dragon' incense burner
Ming dynasty, Xuande mark
Sydney L. Moss Ltd 珍藏中國晚期銅器
明 銅鏨雲龍紋獅耳簋式爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款
raised on a splayed foot, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of mythical beast mask handles comprising a lion's mane and an elephant's trunk, the exterior further cast in relief with two ferocious three-clawed dragons soaring amidst ruyi clouds, the base with a six-character Xuande mark within a recessed panel
18.5 cm
The Second Bronze Age. Later Chinese Metalwork, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, London, 1991, cat. no. 44.
《The Second Bronze Age. Later Chinese Metalwork》，Sydney L. Moss Ltd，倫敦，1991年，編號44