There is wear to the glaze in the centre of the dish and the footrim has been ground. No other damage.

Like the other members of this family of bronzes, the censer is exceptionally heavily cast ( 1.25 kg.) and impresses through the sober purity of itsdesign. The patina is original, but there are a number of small knocks (and one v-shaped paring) ...click for details

Small production fault shown in the detail. No other flaws. The glaze is greener than the images suggest, due to the effect of the flash.

An area of kiln grit under the glaze. No other faults.

One or two areas of minor scratching to the glaze. No other faults. The colour is a bit brighter than it appears in the photographs.

Fritting to one or two of the barbs. No other faults.

Chip to one leaf (see detail). The solid glass stopper has cracks though it has no inclination to dislodge- possibly a feature of production.

Slight rim fritting. One tiny chip to the reverse of one barb. No other faults.

Firing cracks, unsurprising in such a massive piece. Otherwise perfect.

A wooden lath has been screwed to the back of frame to support an easel-type strut which is no longer attached. I am not sure that this was original since it is in a different wood. At any rate, the frame has loops for suspension which have evidentl ...click for details