A bronze incense burner in shape of a fabulous beast. Ming dynasty, 15th/16th century - image-1

Lot 271 Dα

A bronze incense burner in shape of a fabulous beast. Ming dynasty, 15th/16th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 14:00 - Asian Art II - Chinese Paintings, Decorative Arts, Porcelain and Ceramics
Estimate: 800 € - 900 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)
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A bronze incense burner in shape of a fabulous beast. Ming dynasty, 15th/16th century

A bronze incense burner in shape of a fabulous beast, either a luduan or a bixi, with two upright ears and two horns on the head, which functions as a lid. Ming dynasty, 15th/16th century.
Height 20.7 cm; length 13 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Western Germany

Literature

Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art London, Miniature Oriental Works of Art, Nov. 2002, no. 18; National Museum of History (ed.), Censers, Incense Burners and Hand Warmers. Wellington Wang Collection, Taipei 2000, p. 111-114, and Li He and Michael Knight, Power and Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2008, p. 162 and 177