A small cast bronze cylindrical censer


Xuande mark, 17th centuryBased on a Han bronze prototype, finished with raised edges to the rim and base, a pair of animal heads supporting loose rings on the upright walls, the base supported on three short legs and bearing the six-character mark in standard script within a double square (wear from use); fitted with a carved wood cover and base.2 3/8in (6cm) height of censer
|ProvenanceT. Z. Shiota Gallery, San Francisco (according to typed paper label affixed to Japanese wood storage box)