Chinese Patinated Bronze Tripod Covered Censor

A handsome antique Japanese bronze centerpiece for an altar table in the form of a spherical covered urn with a dragon head handles, raised pedestals base, and expressive Shishi tem...

Japanese Satsuma style censer and cover Late 19th century The bulbous body supported by four feet and set with two shishi han...

A well cast Chinese archaistic bronze tripod censer, ding, in the Ming style, Republic Period, early 20th century, China. Heavily cast in the arc...

Chinese bronze sacrificial vessel, or Fangding A ding of rectangular form and upon four cylindrical legs. A loop handle to each end and flanges to each corner and side. The ding is cast in relief on all four sides with a taotie mask, with a leiwen ground, the thunder motif depicted by juxtaposed square spirals. Above each taotie mask there are depicted kui dragons. A collar to the upper section of each leg further decorated with kui and leiwen, the collar with a flange to the outside edge. The bronze of dark colour with chocolate brown highlights. Most ding vessels...