Description:
Bronze Censer, China, Ming dynasty style, compressed globular form with loop "ear" handles to shoulder, on a short splayed stem foot, six-character Xuande mark on base, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 7 in.
Estimate $500-700
a spotty metal corrosion, very tiny nicks particularly along edges, some rusting and dullness to surface, wt. approx. 1.9 lb.
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Keywords
Ming, ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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