• Dimension: Height: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm) Length: 5 5/8 in (14.0 cm) Width: 4 3/8 in (11.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $1200
• Estimate To: $1800

Chinese. The globular form supported on three mythical beast cabriole legs, rising to a slightly everted rim set to either side with a pair of curved handles, the midsection decorated with a band of key-fret pattern, the base centred with a four-character mark.

朝冠耳式樣香爐，取官帽之形而來，形制見於《宣德彝器圖譜》，有“加官進爵”之吉兆，頗有意味。此爐形制典雅，線條優美，包漿潤澤，皮殼呈棗紅色。爐平口，束頸，鼓腹豐滿，雙耳線條優美流暢，剛柔並濟，與爐身搭配和諧。