A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER, GUI

A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT COPPER ALLOY 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER, GUI
HU WENMING MARK, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

The compressed globular body raised on a straight foot, flanked by two mythical beast handles, the exterior with a central band depicting a dragon and other mythical beasts amongst waves and flames, the base incised with a seal mark reading Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi, with a paper label for the Finer Collection 'CB 5', 1kg, 24cm.

Provenance: purchased from Gerard Hawthorn Ltd Oriental Art, 5th June, Spring 2006, no.8.

十六/十七世紀 銅局部鎏金海獸紋簋式爐
《雲間胡文明製》

From the Finer Collection of later bronzes and hand warmers.