A CHINESE BRONZE 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER MING DYNASTY The bombé-shaped body cast in relief with two dragons chasing each other through stylised ruyi-shaped clouds, with two handles formed as fantastical beast masks, all raised on a short flared foot, 19cm, 1.4kg. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in 1990. Cf. P Moss & G Hawthorn, The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, no.44 for a similar incense burner with comparable decoration; see also Christie's Hong Kong, 6th April 2016, lot 3664 for another related piece. 明 銅製龍紋香爐 來源：英國私人收藏，1990年購於Adrian Joseph。