Chinese bronze censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1664)

Tripod shape made of bronze. Rounded main body. It has a central decorative band with Taotie masks between the edges, the motif of which is repeated on the neck. In the center there is an inscription: "daming tianshun guiwei nian", corresponding to the year 1463.

Size: 14.8 cm

Provenance:

Christie's - From an european private collection, acquired bestween the 1960s and 1990s in the european artmarket, and thence by descent to the present owner.