CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER OF A SCHOLAR RIDING A DONKEY
MING TO QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
£1,386
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
明至清 銅鑄高士騎驢香薰 帶木座
impressively cast with the animal standing on three feet with the front left leg slightly raised, head turning to the right in an alerted expression, facing the same side seated with a male figure with a long beard dressed in a long robe incised with bats in swirling clouds, his face smiling and left hand holding a scroll, the figure detachable revealing an aperture on the back of the donkey, on a wooden stand pierce carved with rugged rock issuing lingzhi fungus
Dimensions
24cm wide; 3650g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection
蘇格蘭私人收藏