AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER, DING
China, 17th-18th century. The deep, bowl-shaped body supported on three slender cylindrical legs and crisply cast with a broad taotie mask band above a leiwen ground divided by three vertical notched flanges, all below a pair of upright handles on the rim.

Provenance: From a French collector.
Condition: Excellent condition with tiny casting imperfections, wear, traces of use and a fine patina.

Weight: 2623 grams
Dimensions: Height 27 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related Ding at Sotheby’s New York on September 15th, 2015, in Important Chinese Art, lot 242.

青銅鼎香爐
中國，十七至十八世紀。 三支圓柱形腿；半球腹，圓爐身，上有饕餮紋 與雷紋。

來源：法國收藏
品相：極好品相，些微鑄造瑕疵，磨損，使用痕跡及良好包漿。

重量：2623 克
尺寸：高27 厘米