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Lot 5104
  • 5104

A RARE INSCRIBED BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 HKD
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Description

  • 13.2 cm, 5 1/8  in.
cast with a bombé body rising from a tapered foot to a gently waisted neck, flanked by a pair of stylised animal mask handles, the base inscribed with a two-character seal mark reading Gu shi ('in the style of antiquity'), the surface patinated to a deep brown colour

Provenance

Maria Kiang Chinese Art Ltd., Hong Kong.

Condition

In overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

The shape of the present incense burner is extremely rare in bronze and no closely related example appears to be recorded. The combination of the bombé body and the animal mask handles, is, however, more commonly found in imperial porcelains dated to the Kangxi period, namely a group covered in clair-de-lune or white glazes, commissioned exclusively for the scholar's desk. For two related white-glazed porcelain incense burners, see a Kangxi reign-marked example in the collection of the Shanghai Museum; illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, cat. no. 231; and another from the Wang Xing Lou Collection, included in the exhibition Imperial Perfection. The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 2004, cat. no. 61.