A BRONZE SITTING GUANYIN

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1700: item #1117850

The polychrome-lacquered and gilt-painted figure seated in vajrasana with one hand held up in vitarka mudra and the other holding a vase in her lap, wearing an elaborate necklace and a crown, her hair in a double chignon. China, Ming Dynasty, 17th. century. Height: 23,5 cm. For a comparable Buddha figure see: Christie's London, 19. June 2001 lot 115 and Dorotheum, Vienna, 12. October 2011 lot 897.

CHINESE BRONZE CENSER

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1900: item #1117824
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Chinese bronze censer.

Measures: 19cm w with handles x 8.5 h.

18th/19th Century ,

A Chinese bronze censer Of compressed form with twin Buddhistic lion head handles,raised on a slightly spl... Click for details

Bronze image of Guanyin Pusa. Ming, Wanli period

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1700: item #1117472
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A bronze image of Avalokitesvara (Guanyin) in seated form. Remains of lacquer gilding. Later, fitted lotus base of colored wood. Ming, Wanli period 1573–1615. H. 27 cm without base; H. 33,5 cm with base. Condition: Fair with wear to gold, one casting error at bottom, and a small piece of the crown in the left side broken off and tip of a finger broken off.

BRONZE BRUSHPOT (BITONG)

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1800: item #1117013

The cylinder brushpot with a thick meander band around the rim a double bulbous footrim, the body with a carved and engraved design of a bird perch on a flowering prunus tree amidst rocks, grasses and water. China, Qing Dynasty, 18th. century. Height: 18,5 cm.

BRONZE BUDAI

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1700: item #1117010

The Budai standing on a high rectangular arched base, the face with laughing features and holding his bag over his right shoulder., the hollow cast figure filled with pieces of silk , scrolls and paper. China, Ming Dynasty, 16th.-17th. century. Height: 12 cm.

16th/17th Cent Ming Dynasty Bronze Censer Xuande Mark

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1700: item #1116902
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A rare bombe form bronze censer with lion mask handles and with traces of gold-splashed decoration. The base carries the six-character reign mark of the Xuande emperor (1426-1435) but this item was made later, probably during the late 16th or early 17th Century. This censer is from the collection of a British architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai. It came to the UK with him in 1931. Condition - excellent - no damages and no repairs. 15.5cm (6.1 inches) across; 5cm (2 inches) hig... Click for details

17th - 18th Century Chinese Bronze Censer - Xuande Mark

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1800: item #1116715
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A twin-handled bronze censer. The base carries the six character reign mark of the Xuande emperor (1426-1435) but this item was made later, possibly during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). This censer is from the collection of a British architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai. It came to the UK with him in 1931. Condition - very good - there are minor surface bumps and abrasions (most noticeable on the base next to the reign mark - please view enlargements 4, 8 and 9); ... Click for details

BRONZE OPEN-WORKED CENSER

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1900: item #1115427

The body of this four-piece censer with two open-worked panels containing respectively a dragon and a kylin amongst clouds, the handles in the shape of branches with citrus fruits (Buddha's hands), the open-worked lid with a moontoad on clouds, the ornate feet with a squirrel eating a nut on opposite sides, the stand with an open-worked shou-character in the middle. China, Qing Dynasty, 18th.-19th. century. Height: 33,5 cm.

Late Ming, Early Qing Bronze Censer, 6 char Xuande mark

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1800: item #1115154

Chinese transitional bronze incense burner of compressed, bombe, circular form flanked with two lion-head handles resting on the girth below the waisted rim. Raised on short, splayed, ring foot surrounding a sunken-relief apocryphal six character Xuande mark. Condition is fair. While the patina has been weathered and likely overcleaned in its past, sufficient trace patination together with natural oxidation remains to support an attractive conservation of the patina by a qualified metal speciali... Click for details

19thC Bronze Xuande Mk.Censer

Chinese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1900: item #1114770
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A Chinese bronze tripod censer with upturned ears, the base with cast four-character Xuande mark within a reserve of dragons chasing flaming pearls. Diameter: 12.5 cm. across handles. 19th century.

A very neat little censer for its period, heavy and quite well cast.