Censer
Category
Brassware
Date
1426 - 1436
Materials
bronze
Measurements
70 mm (H); 195 mm (D)
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107355
Summary
A Chinese bronze tripod incense burner without handles. There is a seal mark on the base giving the date of manufacure, Ming Dynasty, period Xuande (1426-1436). It was acquired during the International Relief Force's presence in Beijing, 1900. '[A bronze bowl - the base with a seal mark, Ming Dynasty, period Xuande (1426-1436) Another - Ming Dynasty, the base with a seal mark [brought from Pekin at the Relief in 1900]' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
Six Chinese characters, Kuande period, Ming Dynasty