California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 15, 2014  Mar. 15, 2014

 Lot # 2320 
A BRONZE CENSER WITH TWO ELEPHANT-SHAPED HANDLES    明 銅製‘宣德五年吳邦佐造’雙耳香爐


  • Dimension: W: 5 1/4 in (13.4 cm) H: 2 3/8 in (6.1 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $3500

The censer is of compressed bulbous form with two elephant-shaped handles to the sides. It raised on a low circular ring foot to a flaring mouth rim. The bottom is cast with author inscription and mark 'Xuan De Wu Nian Wu Bang Zuo Zao' mark, reading as made by Wu Bangzuo in the fifth year of Xuande reign. Ming Dynasty Period.


此雙耳香爐,做工樸實,大方,時代感強,皮殼包漿一流,為明代宣德爐中的上乘之品,值得收藏