Li-type incense burner, Chinese, bronze ritual vessel, Ming dynasty Xuande period, 1426–1435, China; incense burner; height 10.0 cm, diameter 23.5 cm, A small metallic vessel with a rounded, bowl-like body and a dull gold surface sits on a reflective surface, showing a faint mirror image beneath; the vessel has a curved rim, two arching loop handles that rise from opposite sides and meet near the center, and it rests on three short tapered feet; the metal shows mottled patina and small dark spots, with visible wear and subtle variations in gold, brown, and greenish tones, set against a smooth pale gray background.
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Li-type incense burner, Chinese, bronze ritual vessel, Ming dynasty Xuande period, 1426–1435, China; incense burner; height 10.0 cm, diameter 23.5 cm, A small metallic vessel with a rounded, bowl-like body and a dull gold surface sits on a reflective surface, showing a faint mirror image beneath; the vessel has a curved rim, two arching loop handles that rise from opposite sides and meet near the center, and it rests on three short tapered feet; the metal shows mottled patina and small dark spots, with visible wear and subtle variations in gold, brown, and greenish tones, set against a smooth pale gray background.

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Li-type incense burner Chinese bronze ritual vessel Ming dynasty Xuande period 1426–1435 China incense burner height 10.0 cm diameter 23.5 cm small metallic vessel rounded bowl- body dull gold surface sits reflective surface showing faint mirror image beneath vessel curved rim two arching loop handles rise opposite sides meet near center rests three short tapered feet metal mottled patina small dark spots visible wear subtle variations brown greenish tones set smooth pale gray background.

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