California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 9, 2019  March 9, 2019

 Lot # 6053 
A VERY LARGE BRONZE SILVER INLAID 'STORY SCENE' CENSER WITH STAND    清 大型銅嵌銀絲人物故事圖雙耳爐


  • Dimension: Height: 35 in (88.9 cm) Length: 25 in (63.5 cm) Width: 13 1/4 in (33.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3000
  • Estimate To: $6000

Of rectangular sectioned form, the massive bronze censer cast with two ruyi head shaped handles, standing on four large lion mask legs, supported by a four legged stand, the body finely inlaid with silver wires to depict story scenes from Romance of Three Kingdoms, the cover with openwork stylized characters and surmounted by a delicately cast buddhist lion finial. Qing Dynasty period.


此香爐胎壁厚實,銅質溫潤似玉,皮色類慄棗紅,靜穆藴光,包漿淳美,乃為上等佳銅所鑄,失蠟法鑄造,細節精采畢現。器以精煉黃銅製成,口沿平面長方,唇口方折,熏蓋與熏身子母口相套。蓋鈕圓雕瑞獅戲繡球,昂首側抬頭,雙目圓瞪,長牙露齒,神態威武,極富神韻。香熏整體端正大氣,年代久遠,造型古樸,華麗精美,熠熠生輝。