THE 'WAN FAMILY' BRONZE CENSER MARK AND PERIOD OF CHENGHUA cast in the form of the archaic bronze li ding vessel, the compressed globular body with shallow rounded sides rising to a waisted neck and an everted rim, set with a pair of 'S'-shaped handles pierced with vertical rounded square holes, all supported on three bulging cabriole feet, the exterior brightly inlaid in gold and silver wires with two four-clawed dragon-fish flying above crested waves, each breathing forth a cloud of vapor enclosing a heavenly, two-storey house amidst stylized clouds, all below a band of 'classic' scroll collaring the neck and a frieze of zig-zags at the rim, the handles further detailed with ruyi, key-fret and zig-zags along the edges, the feet decorated with animal heads inlaid in silver with gold encircling the eyes, the base with the Eight Precious Objects inlaid in silver within double circles, centred with a nine-character inscription in regular script Da Ming Chenghua nian Wanjia zao 'Made in the reign of Chenghua period in the Ming dynasty by the Wan family', the metal patinated to an attractive auburn-brown colour with golden undertones 14.6 cm., 5 3/4 in.
THE 'WAN FAMILY' BRONZE CENSER MARK AND PERIOD OF CHENGHUA cast in the form of the archaic bronze li ding vessel, the compressed globular body with shallow rounded sides rising to a waisted neck and an everted rim, set with a pair of 'S'-shaped handles pierced with vertical rounded square holes, all supported on three bulging cabriole feet, the exterior brightly inlaid in gold and silver wires with two four-clawed dragon-fish flying above crested waves, each breathing forth a cloud of vapor enclosing a heavenly, two-storey house amidst stylized clouds, all below a band of 'classic' scroll collaring the neck and a frieze of zig-zags at the rim, the handles further detailed with ruyi, key-fret and zig-zags along the edges, the feet decorated with animal heads inlaid in silver with gold encircling the eyes, the base with the Eight Precious Objects inlaid in silver within double circles, centred with a nine-character inscription in regular script Da Ming Chenghua nian Wanjia zao 'Made in the reign of Chenghua period in the Ming dynasty by the Wan family', the metal patinated to an attractive auburn-brown colour with golden undertones 14.6 cm., 5 3/4 in.
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