Feiner partiell feuervergoldeter Weihrauchbrenner aus Bronze mit Drachen und Löwen neben Meerestieren - photo 1
Feiner partiell feuervergoldeter Weihrauchbrenner aus Bronze mit Drachen und Löwen neben Meerestieren - photo 2
Feiner partiell feuervergoldeter Weihrauchbrenner aus Bronze mit Drachen und Löwen neben Meerestieren - photo 3

Feiner partiell feuervergoldeter Weihrauchbrenner aus Bronze mit Drachen und Löwen neben Meerestieren

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€ 13 000
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12.06.2023 09:30UTC +02:00
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Lot 183 | Feiner partiell feuervergoldeter Weihrauchbrenner aus Bronze mit Drachen und Löwen neben Meerestieren
A FINE AND WELL CAST PART-GILT BRONZE CENSER - China, Hu Wenming mark at the base in a gilded reserve, Wanli period - Incense burner in the shape of an archaic 'gui' standing on a foot. The rounded sides curve inwards towards the rim and taper out again at the double lip. Attached to the sides of the burner are two sturdy loop handles that emanate from dragon heads and end in hanging lugs. The main body is cast in low relief and depicts wildly moving sea and mythical creatures, including dragons and lions. On the base in a fire-gilt reserve six-character mark Hu Wenming. - From an old Austrian private collection, acquired before 1990.Incense burners of this type were often placed on an altar table during religious ceremonies. Hu Wenming from Yunjian (today's Songjiang, southwest of Shanghai) is considered the most successful artist of the late Ming dynasty. He produced works in both chased copper and cast bronze, and it is said that he was particularly celebrated for his bronze ritual vessels, of which this beautiful, heavily cast incense burner is an excellent example - Gilding partially worn
B. 17,5 cm
Räuchergefäß in Form eines archaischen 'Gui', das auf einem Fuß steht. Die abgerundeten Seiten wölben sich nach innen zum Rand hin und laufen an der Doppellippe wieder aus. An den Seiten des Brenners sind zwei kräftige Schlaufengriffe befestigt, die von Drachenköpfen ausgehen und in hängenden Laschen enden. Der Hauptkörper ist in Flachrelief gegossen und zeigt wild bewegte Meeres- und Fabelwesen, darunter Drachen und Löwen. Am Boden in einer feuervergoldeten Reserve Sechszeichenmarke Hu Wenming.
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