Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020
Lot 501
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER-DECORATED BRONZE 'BUTTERFLY' INCENSE BURNER MING/QING DYNASTY...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £13000
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A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER-DECORATED BRONZE 'BUTTERFLY' INCENSE BURNER
MING/QING DYNASTY
Decorated with six butterflies beneath a band of auspicious beribboned objects on a geometric ground, the body flanked by two loop handles emerging from stylised animal masks, the base with a six character mark reading Yun Jian Hu Wenming zhi, 17cm, 938g.