Two bronze incense burners. 17th/18th century - image-1

Lot 101 Dα

Two bronze incense burners. 17th/18th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
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Two bronze incense burners. 17th/18th century

Two bronze incense burners in shape of an archaistic ding each body with a shou character and archaistic patterns in relief, supported by three thin tubular legs. To the base in a recessed reserve a three-character seal script mark reading Qin shi lü (a friend of music and poetry). 17th/18th century. (2)
H 16 cm

The three-character seal script mark reading Qin shi lü (a friend of music and poetry) is much less frequent than the Qin shu lü (a friend of books and poetry) mark.

Provenance

German private collection, acquired in the last 40 years