Description
L.: 19 cm - H.: 7 cm
Weight: 1117 grams
The censer has a 16-charakter mark:
大明宣德 Da Ming Xuan De → 'Great Ming Xuande'.
五年 wu nian → 'Fifth year' (which corresponds to 1430).
監造 jianzao → 'Supervised production.'
工部官監 gongbu guanjian → 'Supervised by the Ministry of Works.'
吳邦佐造 Wu Bangzuo zao → 'Made by Wu Bangzuo' (a known artisan and workshop head).
Lot 149
A Chinese bronze censer with lion-form handles, 大明宣德五年監造工部官監吳邦佐造 mark, 18th C.
This lot was sold on 26 March 2025 and is no longer available
