A rare and finely cast lotus relief bronze tripod censer

Description:

China, Xuande six-character mark, Qianlong period
B. 23 cm / 6,14 kg
Heavily cast with twin handles rising out of the rim, decorated with dragons chasing the flaming pearl. The rim on the outside decorated with a coin band surrounded above and below with a meandering line. The wall decorated all over the wall and around the mark with fine lotus scrolls and blossoms, the three feet covered in leaf relief. Weight 6,14 kg.
North German private collection - Minor casting blemish to one rim, overall good condition