LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER

XUANDE MARK BUT 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Estimate: £300 - £500

Asian Works of Art

Auction: 12 September 2024 from 10:00 BST

Description

十九至二十世紀 '大明宣德五年監督工部官臣吳邦佐造'底款銅鑄雙耳三足大爐

of compressed bulbous form supported on three short tapering feet, flanked by a pair of handles on the rim, the base cast with a sixteen-character mark reading 'Daming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao (Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in the Fifth Year of Xuande)' in a recessed square panel

Dimensions

23cm wide; 5.7kg