A large tripod bronze censer with pierced cover, late Ming/early Qing dynasty.
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The globular body decorated to the shoulder with lappets, below that an intricate pattern of cloud formations and other archaistic motifs. The legs spout from the mouth of mythical creatures and the two handles are shaped as dragons, the reticulated domed cover with a buddhist lion finial. Height 69.5 cm.
Tarnised, hole.
Provenance
The collection of General Director Vilhelm Meyers. A prominent Danish businessman who lived and worked in China during the years 1902-1935. He ran and owned the Andersen & Meyer Ltd, a company which at the time had about 25 000 employees.
In 1935, Vilhelm and Kirstens daughters donated 150 Chinese Works of Art of their parents vast collection to the National Museum in Copenhagen.
Literature
Christopher Bo Bramsen: The Director General: Vilhelm Meyer - a Danish businessman's life in China. Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1993. 381 pp.