拍品 1153
  • 1153

明末 銅仿古乳釘紋方鼎

估價
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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描述

  • bronze
with slightly tapering sides and a concave base supported on four columnar legs, the exterior of each side cast with an upper frieze of confronting birds and a central panel of C- and T-scrolls against a leiwen ground enclosed on three sides by a triple row of pointed bosses, the flat rim of the censer with upright D-shaped handles, a two-character intaglio inscription on an interior wall, wood cover (2)

來源

Acquired in Boston 1940s-60s, and thence by descent.

Condition

The bronze with dappled red and green corrosion in some areas (especially to the rim and legs) with associated shallow pitting. Minor expected wear to the surface, including scratches to the areas of high relief (e.g., flanges and bosses).
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