A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, XUANDE MARK, 17TH CENTURYThe bronze patinated to a light golden-brown colorChina, 17th centuryThe compressed globular body rising from three splayed feet to a short neck with a wide everted lipped rim, the underside cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a rectangle.Shape: CenserWeight: 2099 gramsDimensions: 22 cm diameterCondition: Excellent condition with wear, verdigris and patina as expected on a bronze of this ageProvenance: American private collection.Auction result comparison: IMPORTANT CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 12 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK, lot 296. (for a similar censer)十七世紀宣德款青銅三足爐淺金褐色包漿中國,十七世紀造型:香爐重量: 2099 克尺寸:直徑22 厘米 品相:保存極好,如預期可見與年代相符的磨損、銅綠與包漿 來源:美國私人收藏.