A ‘BAGUA’ BRONZE CENSER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. The compressed globular body supported on three short feet, cast and incised with a band of leaves, the rim with two flaring handles, all supporting a cover with eight pierced trigrams surrounding the finial, which is cast as a Buddhist lion showing delicately incised details, with one front paw on a reticulated brocade ball.

Provenance: From an old German private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear, traces of use, casting flaws, small nicks and occasional light scratches. Fine, naturally grown patina. With encrustations to the interior.

Weight: 940 g
Dimensions: Height 12 cm

Auction result comparison: For another Bagua censer, also with bagua decoration to the cover, height 20 cm, see Bonhams San Francisco in Fine Asian Art on 21 June 2011, lot 8193, sold for USD 134,000.

清代青銅獅鈕八卦蓋爐
中國，1644-1912年。爐口平整，束頸鼓腹，肩起雙耳，下承三足。 爐蓋雕刻八卦圖案，爐鈕飾獅子戲球，活潑可愛。

來源：德國私人老收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有舊磨損、使用痕跡、鑄造瑕疵、小劃痕和局部輕微劃痕。自然細膩的包漿。内部鏽斑。

重量: 940 克
尺寸：高 12 厘米

拍賣結果比較：另一件八卦爐，蓋上也有八卦紋，高 20 厘米，見舊金山邦翰思Fine Asian Art 2011年6月21日 lot 8193, 售價USD 134,000。