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Bronze ding with tortoise shell diaper
Bronze ding with tortoise shell diaper
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Bronze ding with tortoise shell diaper patternMing dynasty, with inscription in relief dating to 1528
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Bronze ding with tortoise shell diaper
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BATEA : 284
Simple name
censer
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metal; bronze; Ming; censer; writing; tripod; animal; monster mask; dated; scholar's studio; ding; taotie; China; inscription; imitation;
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A bronze ding with a wide mouth standing on three solid legs issuing from one-horned monster mouths. The mouth rim is everted and the vessel has two U-shaped handles. The zone under the lip is decorated with a band of tortoise-shell hexagonal diaper pattern and the base has an inscription in relief in a large rectangular cartouche dating it to 1528.
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bronze
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good
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10 cm
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14.8 cm
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Description inscription
Inscription cast on base dates the piece to the Maozi year of Jiajing (1528)
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dated 1528
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Ming-Jiajing
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China
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