Bronze Censer With Silver Inlaid, Qing Dynasty



Up for auction is a rare and fine early Qing Dynasty bronze incense burner with an elegant shape and delicate silver-inlaid decoration. The censer has a short rounded rectangular body sitting on four circular feet with two flared ears rising from both sides. The exterior is decorated with panels of repetitive frieze as well as auspicious Buddhist emblems all executed in delicate details by fine silver wire inlaid. A two-character Xuande mark in archaic characters is inscribed in the middle of the base. The exterior surface is covered with a fine amber color patina with extensive adhered black ash deposit which can be easily cleaned. The interior is completely covered with black deposit of incense ash. Although the fine censer is inscribed with a Ming mark of Xuande, it should be dated to a 17th Century date. Other than some minute silver inlaid loss, the beautiful incense burner from early Qing Dynasty ( 17th Century) is in excellent condition.
Size: Height: 8.2cm ( with the raised ears), 6.9cm (without the raised ears);
Mouth:10.7cm X 8.2cm; Body: 12.8cm X 10.6cm

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