A RARE BRONZE 'EIGHT DAOIST IMMORTALS' INCENSE-TOOL VASE 16th centuryA RARE BRONZE 'EIGHT DAOIST IMMORTALS' INCENSE-TOOL VASE16th centuryElaborately cast of tall cylindrical form with the 'Eight Daoist Immortals' around the exterior in high relief against ruyi-shaped apertures, floating above crashing waves, beneath a band of dragons and key-fret, applied with a pair of S-shape mythical beast handles, all supported on three cabriole legs, further supported on another base with diaper-pattern and three feet on a tall ring. 25cm (9 3/4in) high.Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六世紀 銅獸耳八仙人物瓶Compare with a similar hexagonal incense tool vase but with musicians around the exterior, early 16th century, illustrated by D.Failla, Food for the Ancestors Flowers for the Gods, Genoa, 2017, p.347. See also a related cylindrical incense tool vase but with other figures in high relief around the exterior, 16th century, illustrated by M.Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, p.137, no.88.