A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER

17TH/18TH CENTURY

With a compressed circular body and lion mask handles all raised on a flared foot, a three character seal mark which reads Fei yun ge (Studio of Flying Clouds) to the base, 18cm.

Cf. Zhong Ding Ming Xiang: Rong Zhai Xuan Lu Qing Shang, the collection of Mr Liu Xi Rong, p.210 for a closely related censer with the same studio mark.