Height approximately 37 cm. There are some slight improvements to the end of the cover. There is a chip at the cover. More pictures are available.
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer / incense burner with Xuande mark at the base. Good condition except censer has been washed. 19 cm wide. 14 cm mouth rim diameter. 8,5 cm high. 939 gram weight.
A good Chinese Han dynasty bronze Hu vase with original excavation condition. Moveable ear rings, small size but exquisite. Ht. 11.5cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
A "宣" seal mark on the bottoms.
Size: 12 cm high, 12 cm long, 4 cm wide.
Condition: Excellent.
A small bronze figure of a rat. Qianlong period ( 1736 - 1795 )
L : 9,4 cm...
A delicately cast miniature statue of a Buddhist monk, standing on a circular base, holding his robe with both hands. Gilt bronze. China, Tang Dynasty period. Height: 66 mm. The statue is nicely mounted on a custom plexi stand. Very good condition.
Chinese bronze censer or incense burner with Xuande mark. Qing dynasty.12,2 mouth rim diameter. 16,5 cm wide. 8 cm high. Good conditions.
A very rare and unusual parrot form bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner made in China in the late Ming Dynasty, probably circa 1620 to 1640, during either the Tianqi or Chongzhen reigns.
This item is partially coated with old black lacquer.
Condition: the cover is missing; and there are losses to the tip of the tail...
Chinese Qing dynasty 17th - 18th century bronze censer with "QIn Shu Jia Ban" mark. 20 cm wide. 14 cm mouth rim diameter. 8,3 cm high.2114 gram weight. Good condition. Free from any repair and crack. You can see scratch and minor dent because wearing age.
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer, Xuande Mark. 10,5 cm diameter. Good condition.
A rare gourd shaped bronze (copper tin alloy) vase decorated in archaic style with leiwen (thunder) pattern motifs and a band of stylized waves.
This item was made in China in the 12th to 14th Century during the late Song or Yuan dynasties when ancient Shang and Zhou bronzes were unearthed and collected. This was a time when large numbers of antique inspired bronze vessels were produced...
Chinese Qing dynasty small bronze censer or incense burner. Xuande mark. 9,7 cm mouth diameter. 13,2 cm wide. 4,5 cm high. 461 gram weight. Good conditions except scratch because the age on the patina.
A large archaic style bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner on three legs with lion head terminals and with tall flared flange edged handles. The body is decorated in relief with the Eight Daoist Immortals and above them, centrally, on the front is Shou Lao / Shou Xing, the Star God of Longevity, seated on a recumbent deer...
A rare documentary bronze archaic style altar vessel - Jue. This item was probably made as a gift or as a temple dedication and bears the inscription "Great Qing, 11th year of Shunzhi Reign, year of Jia Wu (1654). County Magistrate of Jiang Yin County (probably Jiangsu province) - Wu Long Zhou; Confucian School Head Teacher - Chen Xuan; Teaching Assistant - Wei Kun and School Students Du Lang and others commissioned to make"...
A rare dated mid Ming dynasty bronze archaic style tripod altar vessel - Jue. The Jue originated during the Shang dynasty in the Chinese bronze age and was used, probably in ritual, for heating alcohol over fire. This item was commissioned as a Confucian temple dedication and bears the inscription - "Shun De County (Guangdong), Xue Wen Temple Altar Vessel, Hongzhi (1488-1505) 1492, County Magistrate Wu *** Ju ask workman to cast"...
Chinese antique bronze tripod censer with lid, footed with modeled elephant heads, trunks as feet, pair of elephant head side handles with uplifted trunks, lid with recumbent elephant with garnitures pedestal bowl for handle. Nice dark bronze patina, Fret design on rim, scrolling lotus design on body and reticulated lid.
Chicago Estate
Age Late 19th century, Early 20th century
Size: 10" H x 7 1/2" W x 4 1/2" D
Antique Chinese rectangular bronze censer. Flanked on either side by standing figures of men holding rings and themselves functioning as handles. Each figure is cast in such detail as to highlight long curling hair, beards, and jolly expressions. The men wear flowing robes and jewelry in a manner which suggest they may represent foreigners of some sort...
Antique pair of small bronze seated Qilin. Cast with heads facing upward and mouths open. Details of scales and striated tails. Each has a single horn. As scholar objects, it is possible that these were once used as scroll weights. Each Qilin stands on an antique carved hardwood stand.
Provenance Zelig Collection
16th Century: Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Dimensions: 3" high (bronze only) 4" high including stand x 3 3/4" long