A partly gilded bronze Sawasa incense burner. Japan for the Chinese market. 18th century - image-1

Lot 106 Dα

A partly gilded bronze Sawasa incense burner. Japan for the Chinese market. 18th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €
Result: 10.540 € (incl. premium)
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A partly gilded bronze Sawasa incense burner. Japan for the Chinese market. 18th century

A partly gilded bronze Sawasa incense burner in shape of an achaic gui with two large animal-head handles and four flanges to the body separating the reserves filled with lions and peonies as well as tiger, birds and pines respectively, and taotie masks. Gilding to the inside and the base. Japan for the Chinese market. 18th century. Wooden stand.
Height 12 cm; width 21 cm

十八世紀 銅鎏金異獸紋簋式爐
來源：德國Gerald Becker私人收藏
可比：Sawasa: Japanese export art in black and gold 1650-1800, 阿姆斯特丹國家博物館，茲沃勒 1998年，第 62-63、93、105頁

Provenance

Collection Gerald Becker, Mönchengladbach

Literature

Compare the relief details in: Sawasa: Japanese export art in black and gold 1650-1800, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Zwolle 1998, p. 62-63, 93 and 105