A RARE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DINGMing DynastyThe tri-lobed body raised on three tall cylindrical legs, surmounted by a pair of arch handles, elaborately adorned with gold and silver inlay to depict threetaotie masks separated by vertical flanges above a band of cicada lappets, wood stand and cover, wood box.16.2cm (6 3/8in) high (4).Provenance: 明 銅嵌金銀獸面紋三足鼎式爐Provenance:Acquired in the Kurashiki area, Japan, by repute來源：傳入藏於日本倉敷地區The present lot takes its inspiration from Shang and Zhou dynasties ritual vesselsli ding. See a related example of a gold and silver inlaid archaistic bronze incense burner by Hu Wenming, Ming dynasty, illustrated inLater Chinese Bronzes: The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert E. Kresko Collections, Saint Louis Art Museum, 2008, no.9.參考一件明代胡文明款仿古饕餮紋鼎式銅嵌金銀香爐，著錄於《Later Chinese Bronzes: The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert E. Kresko Collections》，聖路易斯藝術博物館，2008年，編號9。