Chinese bronze censer, Zhengde period (1506-1521).

Made in bronze with rectangular shape on four short feet. Traditional incised decoration and an archaistic inscription. The two handles are in the shape of mythological marine animals. 

Size: 11x19 cm.

Provenance:

European private collection, acquired between the 1960s and 1990s on the European art market. From there by descent to the owner.

Acquired at Christie's, December 2016, lot 54, by a private collector.