A part-gilt bronze censer with lid
Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century
The three curved feet with a mask, two long, curved handles, on the neck two trigrams on a ground of lozenge motifs. On the lid a qilin with raised left feet, the head turned. Wooden base.
H. 39 cm (excl. stand)
Provenance:
– Collection Prof.dr. A. Stoll, Corseaux, Switzerland
– Auction Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, October 1972, lot 1164
– Private collection