LOT 189 Han Dynasty Two archaic bronze 'hill' incense burners, Boshanlu
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Han Dynasty |One censer rising from the center of an integral dish with everted rim, supported on a stem foot issuing from a cruciform ornament, the hemispherical bowl is encircled by a raised band, and the hinged conical cover cast in openwork as a mountain range surmounted by a phoenix, 14cm (5 1/2in) high; the other rising from a splayed base decorated with reticulated designs of scrolling chilong, the hemispherical bowl supporting a conical cover shaped as mountains interspersed with scenes of combat and hunting, the surface with green encrustation, 17.5cm (6 7/8in) high. (4).|漢 青銅博山爐 一組兩件Provenance: a European private collection來源: 歐洲私人收藏Carved as a miniature mountain populated with wondrous creatures within swirling waves surging around rocks, these incense burners may have acted as a visual aid for the tomb occupant to envision the mythical immortal realms of Penglai or Kunlun. Compare with a similarly sized bronze 'hill' incense burner, Han dynasty, from the Ashmoloean Museum, Oxford, acc.no.EA1956.900.A related 'hill' incense burner, Han dynasty, was sold at Christie's New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1495.
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