A RARE GILT-BRONZE 'MULE' CENSER AND COVER, MING... Lot n° 83
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A RARE GILT-BRONZE 'MULE' CENSER AND COVER, MING DYNASTY
Exhibited: On loan to the Museum of East Asian Art, Berlin, 2001-2004.
China, 16th-17th century. Finely cast standing foursquare with the head lowered and the legs slightly bent, the back with a separately cast, fitted saddle pierced with a trefoil aperture and saddle cloth, both neatly incised with stylized ruyi heads.
Provenance: Galerie Tseng Tung-fa, Stuttgart, Germany. A German private collection, by repute acquired from the above. On loan to the Museum of East Asian Art, Berlin, 2001-2004.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, few tiny nicks, remnants of varnish. The bronze with a fine, naturally grown, dark patina.
Weight: 1,151 g
Dimensions: Length 22 cm
Expert’s note: The well-cast and neatly incised saddle is removable and pierced for the incense smoke to rise, therefore it is impossible that there was an accompanying figure to this censer.
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Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3951
Price: HKD 125,000 or approx.
EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Ming parcel-gilt bronze 'mule' censer, Wanli period (1573-1619)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, pose, pierced saddle, and size (20 cm).
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