Censers, also known as incense burners, have a long history in China, dating back to ancient times. They were used for a variety of purposes, including religious ceremonies, medicinal treatments, and as a means of purifying the air.

In ancient China, censers were used in religious rituals and ceremonies, particularly in Taoist and Buddhist temples. They were also used in imperial palaces and government buildings, where they were used to purify the air and to ward off evil spirits. Censers were often made of bronze, and were decorated with intricate designs and motifs, such as dragons, phoenixes, and other symbols of power and authority.

During the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), censers were used in traditional Chinese medicine as a way to burn herbal mixtures to treat illnesses. Censers were also used in the home as part of everyday life, where they were used to purify the air and more...

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A bronze censer, of squat bombe form, set with two yolk handles…

Bronze Censer with Xuande Mark and Yolk Handles

A bronze censer, of squat bombe form, set with two yolk handles below the flared mouth, the base cast with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a rectangular recess, 17 cm diameter

A Chinese bronze censer on stand, with lion dog finial, with a…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Lion Dog Finial and Fu Character

A Chinese bronze censer on stand, with lion dog finial, with a Chinese character Fu, Happiness, height 17, diameter 10 cm

A Chinese bronze censer with double lion mask handles on bronze…

Ming Bronze Censer with Lion Handles and Stand

A Chinese bronze censer with double lion mask handles on bronze stand, with Ming Xuande mark and probably of the period, the rounded shape with gentle curve toward the flat mouth, a smooth patina with a red tinge, diameter 21 cm

A circular bronze censer on three short legs, impressed mark,…

Circular Bronze Censer by Wu Bangzuo, Xuande Period

A circular bronze censer on three short legs, impressed mark, Wu Bangzuo, Xuande period, height 17 cm

Chinese bronze censer, with kylin finial, above pierced domed…

Kylin Bronze Censer with Pierced Cover and Feet

Chinese bronze censer, with kylin finial, above pierced domed cover and body, raised on three feet, height 19 cm

Chinese bronze censer, of squat bun form, with raised lip, on…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Impressed Mark, 20 cm Diameter

Chinese bronze censer, of squat bun form, with raised lip, on three cylindrical legs, impressed mark to base, diameter 20 cm

A cloisonne enamel and gilt-bronze 'lotus' censer Qianlong mark…

Qianlong Lotus Censer with Enamel and Gilt-Bronze

A cloisonne enamel and gilt-bronze 'lotus' censer Qianlong mark and period, standing on tripod feet, the compressed rounded sides decorated with scrolling lotus reserved on a turquoise ground, the rim rising to form two arched handles, the base incised…

A pair of Chinese bronze figural censers and two weights, 20th…

Chinese Bronze Figural Censers and Weights

A pair of Chinese bronze figural censers and two weights, 20th century, 15 cm high

A large Chinese cast bronze censer, late Qing Dynasty, late…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Scholars Playing Weiqi

A large Chinese cast bronze censer, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century, with animal head shaped handle on two sides, the exterior of the globular body depicting two scholars playing ' Weiqi ' beside a river under a pine tree, cast mark to…

Rare Chinese bronze censer Qing, studio mark, approx 9 cm high,…

Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Studio Mark

Rare Chinese bronze censer Qing, studio mark, approx 9 cm high, 10 cm diameter

Chinese bronze censer with base, studio mark, approx 10 cm high,…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Studio Mark and Base

Chinese bronze censer with base, studio mark, approx 10 cm high, 11 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep

Censer. Qing Dynasty Chinese bronze, with four character mark,…

Qing Dynasty Chinese Bronze Censer

Censer. Qing Dynasty Chinese bronze, with four character mark, diameter 12 cm

A Chinese cloisonne and bronze tripod censer, the lobed ovoid…

Chinese Cloisonne and Bronze Tripod Censer

A Chinese cloisonne and bronze tripod censer, the lobed ovoid censer with a conforming domed lid and a pierced top section with a cast and pierced finial, shaped and pierced bracket handles with lingzhi mushroom embellishments, similar mounts to the…

A Chinese bronze censer, of circular shape with tri-lobed body…

Chinese Bronze Dragon Censer with Xuande Mark

A Chinese bronze censer, of circular shape with tri-lobed body raised on three elephant feet, sinuous dragons whose arched backs form handles issue from the sides and rise above the flattened everted rim. Six-character Xuande reign mark impressed under…

A Chinese cloisonne and bronze tripod censer, the bell shaped…

Chinese Cloisonne Bronze Tripod Censer

A Chinese cloisonne and bronze tripod censer, the bell shaped censer with an ogee profile domed lid and a pierced top section with cast finial, elephant head and trunk handles and similar tripod feet, the body profusely decorated with flora and tendrils…

A Chinese bronze covered censer, Republic Era, mid 20th century,…

Chinese Bronze Covered Censer with Fantastic Creatures

A Chinese bronze covered censer, Republic Era, mid 20th century, the compressed cauldron style pot raised on three shaped legs with a wide collar and pierced dome lid with a lion dog finial, with bearded dragon handles and applied fantastic creatures to…

A Chinese gilt bronze censer and cover, having six panels…

Chinese Gilt Bronze Censer with Animal and Floral Motifs

A Chinese gilt bronze censer and cover, having six panels depicting animal and floral motifs, with two mythical lion mask handles, the lid is decorated with pierced scrolling fret-work and central mythical lion finial. Height 12.5 cm

Eastern bronze censer, with lion mask handles, 14.5 cm high

Eastern Bronze Censer with Lion Mask Handles

Eastern bronze censer, with lion mask handles, 14.5 cm high

Chinese bronze censer with a dog of fo finial, approx 42 cm…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Dog of Fo Finial

Chinese bronze censer with a dog of fo finial, approx 42 cm high, 30 cm wide

Oriental bronze censer with dragon decoration

Dragon-Decorated Oriental Bronze Censer

Oriental bronze censer with dragon decoration

A Chinese ceramic censer bowl. Glazed to replicate gold…

Chinese Gold Splashed Bronze Ceramic Censer Bowl

A Chinese ceramic censer bowl. Glazed to replicate gold splashed bronze with turquoise enamelling, the compressed bowl having a relief moulded body with spiral shaped lappets enclosing chilongs above a lingzhi fungus border, with pierced chilong handles;…

A Chinese bronze censer bowl, with a fine mottled gold, green…

Chinese Bronze Censer Bowl with Persian Script

A Chinese bronze censer bowl, with a fine mottled gold, green and copper colouration, the rectangular and bulbous censer with integral tapering feet and loop handles to the rim, Persian script in relief to the long sides; archaic script impressed mark…

A Chinese bronze elephant, carrying a censer in the form of two…

Bronze Elephant with Pagoda Censer

A Chinese bronze elephant, carrying a censer in the form of two tier pagoda, the trunk held high & adorned from trunk to tail, fine detailing including a dragon on top of the roof, six character mark to base. Height 50 cm

A Chinese bronze censer, of low ovoid form with integral tripod…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Ming Mark, 9.5 cm

A Chinese bronze censer, of low ovoid form with integral tripod feet and looped lug handles; bearing a mock Ming mark underside. Height 9.5 cm.

A Chinese bronze censer and cover, in the form of a deer, Qing…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Deer Censer with Peach Branch Finial

A Chinese bronze censer and cover, in the form of a deer, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), standing with the head turn to one side, the cover with a peach branch finial, 26 cm high. Provenance: Old collection from Macao. Purchased from Queensland in 1990s

A Chinese bronze censer, 20th century, with lion head handles &…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Ming Mark and Lion Handles

A Chinese bronze censer, 20th century, with lion head handles & a six character impressed Ming mark to base. Height 6.5 cm, diameter 13 cm

A Chinese bronze three footed censer, bearing seal mark to base.…

Chinese Bronze Three Footed Censer with Seal Mark

A Chinese bronze three footed censer, bearing seal mark to base. Height 5.3 cm. Diameter 12 cm

Chinese bronze censer on timber stand, 21 cm high approx.

Chinese Bronze Censer on Timber Stand

Chinese bronze censer on timber stand, 21 cm high approx.

A vintage pair of Chinese bronze dogs of Fo incense burners,…

Pair of Chinese Bronze Dogs of Fo Incense Burners

A vintage pair of Chinese bronze dogs of Fo incense burners, people's Republic of China era, second half 20th century, the opposite pair of traditionally styled seated dogs, with curled fur and scrolling beards and tails, with a clawed paw raised and both…

Eastern bronze censer 15.5 cm high

Eastern Bronze Censer - 15.5 cm Height

Eastern bronze censer 15.5 cm high

Chinese bronze and gold-Splash censer, of bombe design, with…

Chinese Bronze Fish Censer

Chinese bronze and gold-Splash censer, of bombe design, with two fish form handles, embossed seal mark to base. Height 8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, WA

A Chinese pair of bronze Chimera censors. Four character marks…

Chinese Bronze Chimera Censors with Markings - 11cm Height

A Chinese pair of bronze Chimera censors. Four character marks to base. Height 11 cm

A Chinese bronze censer with stand, the compressed ovoid bowl…

Chinese Bat Pierced Bronze Censer with Stand

A Chinese bronze censer with stand, the compressed ovoid bowl of tapering form with a domed lid with five bat shaped piercings and raised on a tripod stand, in a fine mottled copper finish and bearing a faux impressed Ming seal underside. Height 15 cm.…

A Chinese bronze censer Tri-footed and featuring raised twin…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Twin Handles and Mark

A Chinese bronze censer Tri-footed and featuring raised twin handles, mark to base. 10 cm high.

A 19th century Chinese bronze censer twin handled and…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Rosewood Base

A 19th century Chinese bronze censer twin handled and positioned on a rosewood base with four feet, mark to base. 11.5 cm high.

Chinese bronze incense burner, Scholar and horse

Bronze Scholar and Horse Incense Burner

Chinese bronze incense burner, Scholar and horse

Oriental bronze tall censer on three legs entwined with dragon

Dragon-Entwined Oriental Bronze Censer

Oriental bronze tall censer on three legs entwined with dragon

A small gilt bronze censer, late Ming dynasty with rounded…

Ming Gilt Bronze Censer with Three Friends Relief Panels

A small gilt bronze censer, late Ming dynasty with rounded sides supported on slender tripod legs, the sides with panels of 'The Three Friends' in relief on a punched ground divided by vertical flanges and set with two upright loop handles, box, 11.5 cm…

A bronze censer, late Qing dynasty of squat bombe form, set…

Late Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Lion Mask Handles

A bronze censer, late Qing dynasty of squat bombe form, set below the lipped rim with two lion mask handles, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a square cartouche, 13.5 cm diameter

A bronze tripod censer, late Qing dynasty of squat bombe form,…

Late Qing Dynasty Bronze Tripod Censer

A bronze tripod censer, late Qing dynasty of squat bombe form, supported on three baluster legs and set on the shoulders with two upright handles rising above the broad everted mouth, the base impressed with a four character mark in a square cartouche…

A Chinese circular bronze censer the rounded squat form without…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Single Character Mark

A Chinese circular bronze censer the rounded squat form without decoration, a raised single character mark to base. Diameter 7 cm

A bronze dragon censer, Chinese, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, with…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Dragon Censer with Finial Lid

A bronze dragon censer, Chinese, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, with finial lid and base, 80 cm high, 60 cm across the handles

A bronze two-handled censer, 20th century, 8 cm high, 16.5 cm…

Bronze Two-Handled Censer, 20th Century, Kyoto Provenance

A bronze two-handled censer, 20th century, 8 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Yagi, Kyoto circa 1970

A Chinese bronze censer, with double handled on three low legs…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Xuande Mark, 9cm Height

A Chinese bronze censer, with double handled on three low legs impressed 16 character mark to base, including 'Made By Wubangzuo Hao in the 5th Year of the Xuande Emperor', height 9 cm, diameter 12.5 cm

Chinese antique bronze censer Xuande mark 10 cm

Antique Chinese Bronze Censer with Xuande Mark (10cm)

Chinese antique bronze censer Xuande mark 10 cm

Antique Chinese bronze incense pot measures beautifully shaped…

Chinese Bronze Incense Pot with Seal Mark, 18cm Diameter

Antique Chinese bronze incense pot measures beautifully shaped with three feet and six-character seal mark to base, 18 cm diameter, 6.5 cm high

Antique Chinese gilt bronze twin handled censer, handles in the…

Gilt Bronze Chinese Censer with Fruiting Vine Handles

Antique Chinese gilt bronze twin handled censer, handles in the form of fruiting vines, standing on branch form feet, six reign character mark to base, approx 18.5 cm high, 28.5 cm wide

Tibetan bronze incense burner censer the lid surmounted by…

Tibetan Mahakala Incense Burner

Tibetan bronze incense burner censer the lid surmounted by Mahakala Buddha, raised on three feet. Height 13.5 cm

A bronze censer Qing dynasty of squat bombe form supported on…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Arabic Inscription

A bronze censer Qing dynasty of squat bombe form supported on tripod conical feet, the sides set with two tabbed loop handles below the lightly waisted mouth, either side with a shaped panel enclosing an Arabic inscription reserved on a recessed punched…

A Chinese square bronze censer with silver inlays,…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Silver Inlays and Studio Mark

A Chinese square bronze censer with silver inlays, Three-character embossed studio mark, 8.5 cm high, 18 cm wide, 8.2 cm deep

A Chinese bronze tripod censer, three-character embossed studio…

Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Studio Mark - 10.5 cm

A Chinese bronze tripod censer, three-character embossed studio mark, 10.5 cm high

A Chinese square bronze censer, Three-character embossed studio…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Studio Mark

A Chinese square bronze censer, Three-character embossed studio mark, 18.5 cm wide, 9 cm high, 9 cm deep, 2440g

A Chinese bronze tripod censer, Embossed Zhengde four-character…

Embossed Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer, Zhengde Mark, 11cm Diam

A Chinese bronze tripod censer, Embossed Zhengde four-character mark, 11 cm diam. 810g

A Chinese bronze censer, gui, 5.5 cm high, 475g

Small Chinese Bronze Gui Censer, 5.5cm, 475g

A Chinese bronze censer, gui, 5.5 cm high, 475g

A Chinese bronze ding formed censer & figure of Guanyin. 20th…

Chinese Bronze Guanyin Censer

A Chinese bronze ding formed censer & figure of Guanyin. 20th century. The figure 23 cm high (2)

Chinese bronze censer

Bronze Chinese Censer

Chinese bronze censer

A large bronze censer and cover in the form of a peach, late…

Ming Dynasty Peach-Shaped Bronze Censer with Bats and Fruit

A large bronze censer and cover in the form of a peach, late Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, with attached sprigs, bats and smaller fruit, some acting as a base. 22 cm high, 33 cm wide. In Chinese tradition, peach means longevity and bats mean happiness.…

A Chinese bronze censer of urn form raised upon a base modelled…

Dragon Bronze Censer with Calligraphic Mark

A Chinese bronze censer of urn form raised upon a base modelled as a sinuous dragon; a dragon in high relief encircles the body of the censer, the spreading rim decorated with square fret scrolls, a calligraphic cast mark under the base. Height 23 cm

Antique Chinese enamel and bronze lidded censer, approx 42 cm…

Chinese Enamel & Bronze Lidded Censer - 42cm Height

Antique Chinese enamel and bronze lidded censer, approx 42 cm high

A Chinese gold wash, bronze lidded elephant censer, with seal…

Chinese Elephant Censer with Gold Wash and Bronze Lid

A Chinese gold wash, bronze lidded elephant censer, with seal mark to base. Height 16 cm

A bronze Fo dog censer, gilt inclusions, 29 x, 26 cm base not…

Gilt Bronze Fo Dog Censer

A bronze Fo dog censer, gilt inclusions, 29 x, 26 cm base not measured

A bronze censer in shape of a Recumbant lion, 20 x 11 cm

Bronze Recumbent Lion Censer

A bronze censer in shape of a Recumbant lion, 20 x 11 cm

A Chinese bronze figural censer 20th century modelled as a man…

Bronze bird rider censer

A Chinese bronze figural censer 20th century modelled as a man astride a bird, 24 cm total height

A bronze Ding style censer, 19th century decorated with lotus…

Bronze Ding Censer with Lotus and Zoomorphic Decorations

A bronze Ding style censer, 19th century decorated with lotus and zoomorphic face pattern, coupled with zoomorphic legs, 18 cm high with stand. Provenance: A private collection in Japan

Chinese bronze incense burner. Pierced body, lotus shaped…

Chinese Bronze Lotus Incense Burner

Chinese bronze incense burner. Pierced body, lotus shaped pierced lid. Seal mark to base. Height 9 cm. Diameter 13 cm

Old Chinese bronze tri footed twin handled censer, decorated in…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Fruit & Leaf Relief Decoration

Old Chinese bronze tri footed twin handled censer, decorated in relief with fruits & leaves, approx 9 cm high, 22 cm diameter

Old Chinese bronze censer supported on four leg supports,…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Four Legs, 30cm High

Old Chinese bronze censer supported on four leg supports, approx 30 cm high

Two bronze censers and covers Qing dynasty comprising an…

Pair of Qing Dynasty Bronze Censers with Covers

Two bronze censers and covers Qing dynasty comprising an unusual incense clock of squat bombe form supported on tripod cabriole legs and set with two loose ring handles, pierced domed cover; and a gold splashed ovoid censer, the flat cover pierced with…

A bronze censer Qing dynasty of squat bombe form, set on the…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Elephant Censer

A bronze censer Qing dynasty of squat bombe form, set on the shoulders with two elephant head loop handles, the base with a three-character mark reading fiu yun gou within a rectangular cartouche 15.5 cm wide

A bronze censer and stand Qing dynasty the censer with shallow…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer and Stand

A bronze censer and stand Qing dynasty the censer with shallow rounded sides supported on tripod conical feet and set below the rim with two tabbed loop handles, the stand of lotus leaf form on ruyi -shaped feet, the base with an apocryphal six character…

A bronze censer Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century of bombe form,…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Jiacang Zhenbao Seal Mark

A bronze censer Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century of bombe form, set on the lipped rim with two upright loop handles and standing on conical tripod feet, the base with a four-character seal mark reading Jiacang zhenbao (treasured family collection) 11 cm…

A Chinese 'arabic script' bronze tripod censer, Three-character…

Chinese Arabic Script Bronze Censer with Studio Seal Mark

A Chinese 'arabic script' bronze tripod censer, Three-character embossed studio seal mark 11 cm diam., 1970g

A Chinese bronze tripod censer, Yutang Qingwan four-character…

Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Yutang Qingwan Seal Mark

A Chinese bronze tripod censer, Yutang Qingwan four-character embossed studio seal mark to the base 10.5 cm diam., 575g, Perth private collection, inherited from current owner's grandfather who had acquired the piece in Kyoto during the 1950s, by repute

A Chinese archaic style bronze censer. cast with chevrons and…

Chevron and Fo Dog Bronze Censer

A Chinese archaic style bronze censer. cast with chevrons and fo dog mask heads, 16 cm high

Two Chinese bronze censors (2)

Pair of Chinese Bronze Censers

Two Chinese bronze censors (2)

A Chinese bronze censer, compressed circular form with raised…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Character Marks

A Chinese bronze censer, compressed circular form with raised lug handles, on three short tapered feet. Character marks impressed into the base. Diameter 15 cm.

Chinese bronze incense pot, with monkey feet and reign mark to…

Chinese Bronze Incense Pot with Monkey Feet and Mark

Chinese bronze incense pot, with monkey feet and reign mark to base 8 cm diameter

A Chinese bronze 'Alms bowl' form censer. Possibly late Qing to…

Chinese Bronze Alms Bowl Censer, Late Qing/Early 20th Century

A Chinese bronze 'Alms bowl' form censer. Possibly late Qing to early 20th century. Of compressed globular form with an inverted rim in the Ming manner, the plain body with a rich burnished finish; impressed seal mark underside. Height 6 cm. Diameter 12.5…

Chinese bronze lidded tripod censer late Qing dynasty with…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Tripod Censer with Archaistic Decoration

Chinese bronze lidded tripod censer late Qing dynasty with archaistic decoration and upright handles. Height 20 cm

Small Chinese bronze censer late Qing dynasty with loop handles…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Loop Handles on Stand

Small Chinese bronze censer late Qing dynasty with loop handles on wood stand. Width 10.5 cm

A Chinese bronze, two handled, tripod censer, bearing a four…

Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Mark (931g, 8.8cm)

A Chinese bronze, two handled, tripod censer, bearing a four character mark to base. Weight 931grams. Height 8.8 cm. Diameter 11.3 cm

An impressive Chinese gilt bronze tripod censer and cover on…

Chinese Gilt Bronze Tripod Censer with Mythical Beasts

An impressive Chinese gilt bronze tripod censer and cover on paw feet. The censer is decorated with handles shaped as mythical beasts and further beasts and dragons on bowl with open work decoration and mythical beasts on cover. Height 50 cm. Width 42 cm

A Chinese bronze censer, of compressed waisted form with…

Ming Bronze Censer with Zoomorphic Handles

A Chinese bronze censer, of compressed waisted form with zoomorphic ring handles, in deep chocolate brown flecked with amber; bearing an impressed four character Ming mark underside. Height 5 cm. Width 15.5 cm diameter 12.5 cm

A finely cast Chinese bronze censer and cover, Qing Dynasty,…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Cover

A finely cast Chinese bronze censer and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. 18.5 cm high, 18.5 cm long, 12 cm wide

A Chinese bronze cloisonne figured censer, late Qing dynasty.…

Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Figured Censer

A Chinese bronze cloisonne figured censer, late Qing dynasty. 28 cm high, 20 cm square

A Chinese heavy bronze censor, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century,…

Ming Dynasty Bronze Buddhist Lion Censor

A Chinese heavy bronze censor, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century, in the form of a Buddhist lion. 23 cm high, 25.5 cm long. Provenance: An old Canberra Collection

A Chinese bronze censer, squat circular shape raised on three…

Chinese Elephant Head Bronze Censer with Putai Figure

A Chinese bronze censer, squat circular shape raised on three elephant head feet, the walls decorated with ribbon swags, elephant head's form handles issuing from the side, domed lid surmounted by a figure of Putai. Height 29.5 cm

A Chinese bronze censer, squat spherical shape raised upon…

Chinese Bronze Censer with Foo Dog Handles and Cover

A Chinese bronze censer, squat spherical shape raised upon three foo dogs standing upon their hind feet, sinuous dragons form handles attached to the sides, the domed cover surmounted by an aggressive foo dog. Height 34.5 cm

A cloisonne enamel tripod censer and cover Qing dynasty, 18th…

Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Enamel Tripod Censer and Cover

A cloisonne enamel tripod censer and cover Qing dynasty, 18th century of segmented squat globular form tapering to the short conical feet, decorated with continuous lotus scrolls of different coloured blooms among green foliage below a band of lotus and…

A bronze tripod censer Qing dynasty of compressed globular form…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Tripod Censer

A bronze tripod censer Qing dynasty of compressed globular form supported on three tapering feet and set on the lipped rim with two upright loop handles, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Longqing 14 cm diameter

A bronze censer and cover Qing dynasty of squat globular form…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Xuande Mark

A bronze censer and cover Qing dynasty of squat globular form with short wide mouth, the domed cover pierced with the wufu encircling a central shou medallion, the recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Xuande (2) 12 cm diameter

A gilt-splashed bronze censer and cover of compressed globular…

Gilt-splashed bronze censer with trellis diaper and mark

A gilt-splashed bronze censer and cover of compressed globular form, the slightly domed cover pierced with trellis diaper around the central knop, the flat base with a three-character mark reading Qin Shu Lu (2) 11 cm diameter

A bronze bombe censer Qing dynasty the compressed globular body…

Bronze Qing Dynasty Censer with Lion-Head Handles

A bronze bombe censer Qing dynasty the compressed globular body standing on a short splayed foot and rising to an everted rim, cast with a pair of lion-head handles, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Xuande, wood stand and cover (3) 17 cm…

A silver-inlaid bronze censer Shisou mark Qing dynasty of…

Silver-Inlaid Bronze Censer with Qing Dynasty Shisou Mark

A silver-inlaid bronze censer Shisou mark Qing dynasty of compressed circular form, the sides inlaid with a frieze of linked pairs of stylised dragons between bands of ruyi heads encircling the base and mouth, the underside with silver-inlaid Shisou mark…

A gilt decorated bronze censer of cylindrical form supported on…

Gilt Bronze Censer with Arabic Inscriptions

A gilt decorated bronze censer of cylindrical form supported on three bracket feet, either side with a shaped cartouche enclosing an Arabic inscription picked out in gilding, the base with an apocryphal four-character mark of Qianlong 10.7 cm diameter

A Chinese bronze censer bowl, of compressed form with…

Chinese Elephant-Handled Bronze Censer Bowl

A Chinese bronze censer bowl, of compressed form with distinctive elephant head and trunk handles and raised on a circular foot, in well patinated and mottled olive and chocolate tonings. Height 7.5 cm. Width 20 cm. Depth 15 cm