openwork décor, partially in high reliefChina, 17th centuryThe main vessel with a circumferential scroll of vines, blossoms and leaves, neatly incised, as well as several mice and two raised elephant head masks. The lid with similar décor executed in a reticulated manner, with a large Buddhist lion sitting on top and serving as the handle. The matching base shows the same pattern of vines, leaves and blossoms, also reticulated. Tang Zhenwan studio seal mark to base. (3)Shape: CenserWeight: 5.5 kilogramsDimensions: 38 cm diameterCondition: Some smaller losses, one minor crack to lid, significant wear and traces of use, some surface scratchesProvenance: Austrian private collection.Auction result comparison: Art d'Asie. Christies, Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 57. (compare with the elephant heads on another reticulated bronze censer from the same period and with the same size)明代大型青銅神獸香爐青銅,包漿凝重,鏤空,局部深浮雕中國,十七世紀造型:香爐重量:5.5 公斤尺寸:直徑 38 厘米 品相:小缺失,蓋上輕微裂縫,顯著的磨損和使用痕跡,表面有劃痕來源:奧地利私人收藏