A Chinese parcel-gilt bronze incense holder

A Chinese parcel-gilt bronze incense holder, Ming Dynasty, 17th century, the cylindrical form with a tall waisted foot, narrow cylindrical neck, and galleried rim, cast and chased around the body with auspicious emblems all in gilt relief over a brown-patinated ring-punched ground, gilt key-fret bands at the rim and foot, the recessed base with a four-character mark in seal script reading Hu Wenming zhi, 10.3cm, 269 gramsProvenance: From a Swedish Collection 明17世纪 胡文明制款铜鎏金香筒拍品来源：瑞士私人收藏（克重269g）