Bronze Long-Handled Tang-Style Censer, Ming Dynasty or Earlier

China, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Dimensions: 16 1/8″ (41cm) L

Cast in bronze, the brazier set on a chrysanthemum base and fitted with a cover pierced with clouds and a lotus finial, an s-shaped bracket support joining the brazier to the handle, the head of the handle with a seated auspicious animal ornament, the handle stem carved with foliage relief, the end of the handle fitted with a pitcher-shaped balance.

Provenance: Collection Taoka Bunsen, Shizuoka, Japan.

明或更早 仿唐風格長柄香爐