A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE BOX AND COVER

A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE BOX AND COVER

China, Hu Wenming zhi seal mark, Wanli period

D. 8,3 cm

The circular box with an incurving inner rim supporting the domed cover cast and gilt with blossoming flower branches and birds, all reserved on a double-Y diaper ground, the recessed base with a gilt four-character mark Hu Wenming zhi incised within a square. Weight: 503 gr.

Old Berlin private collection, assembled before 2007 - Compare with a similar parcel-gilt bronze incense box and cover, Hu Wenming zhi mark, Ming dynasty, early 17th century, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4124