California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 26, 2015  September 26, 2015

 Lot # 139 
A BRONZE XUANDE CENSER    銅宣德爐


  • Dimension: Diameter: 5 1/8 in (13 cm)
  • Estimate From: $50
  • Estimate To: $200

Heavily cast with a compressed body, the censer is raised on three conical feet, the mouth rim with a pair of handles that extend outward. The bottom bears a three character mark ‘Qin Shu Lv', or literally meaning 'the friend of music and book'. Qing Dynasty period.