A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-1
A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-2
A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-1A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century - image-2

Lot 384 Dα

A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
05.12.2014, 14:00 - China - Paintings, Decorative Arts, Sculptures -, Tibet/Nepal, India, South East Asia
Estimate: 2.800 € - 3.000 €
Result: 6.448 € (incl. premium)

A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

A bronze censer in shape of Liu Hai standing dancing on a three-legged toad. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century.
Height 33.4 cm

16/17世纪 銅劉海戲蟾

Literature

Compare a very similar piece in: Sidney L. Moss Ltd., The Second Bronze Age, London 1991, no. 21