Bidspirit auction | A Chinese bronze censer with

A Chinese bronze censer with lion-form handles, 大明宣德五年監造工部官監吳邦佐造 mark, 18th C. - A Chinese bronze censer with lion-form handles, 大明宣德五年監造工部官監吳邦佐造 mark, 18th C. L.: 19 cm - H.: 7 cm Weight: 1117 grams The censer has a 16-charakter mark: 大明宣德 Da Ming Xuan De - 'Great Ming Xuande'. 五年 wu nian - 'Fifth year' (which corresponds to 1430). 監造 jianzao - 'Supervised production.' 工部官監 gongbu guanjian - 'Supervised by the Ministry of Works.' 吳邦佐造 Wu Bangzuo zao - 'Made by Wu Bangzuo' (a known artisan and workshop head).