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