A HU WENMING BRONZE VASE, BAJIXIANG
China, Wanli period, 1573-1619. The vessel finely cast with the Eight Buddhist Emblems and several other auspicious objects in high relief above a neatly punched ground. The recessed base with a raised foot rim bearing the seal mark Hu Wenming zhi.

Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection. Then with Galerie Asboth, Vienna, ca. 1990. Acquired by an Austrian private collector from the above and thence by descent. A copy of the original expertise issued by Galerie Asboth at the time of purchase is accompanying this lot.
Condition: Old wear and traces of use, few minor nicks here and there. Very few remnants of gilding.

Weight: 216.3 grams
Dimensions: Height 7.9 cm

胡文明制款八吉祥銅香爐
中國，萬曆年間，1573-1619。香爐上鏤空，精心铸造了八个佛教吉祥等紋飾。圈足，底足内凹，“胡文明制”款。

來源：維也納Asboth藝廊于1990從一個奧地利私人老收藏購得，保存至今。隨附Asboth藝廊當年的購物發票複印件。
品相：舊時磨損及使用痕跡，局部些微細小刻痕。些微鎏金餘留。

重量：216.3 克
尺寸：高 7.9 厘米