209. GRAND BRÛLE-PARFUM EN BRONZE Dynastie Ming A RARE LARGE BRONZE 'BUDDHIST LION' CENSER AND COVER Ming Dynasty The seated animal with the head turned left facing forwards, the mouth open in a fierce expression showing the fangs, with bulging eyes beneath bushy eyebrows, the left foreleg resting on a brocade ball, the cover shaped as a seated cub facing backwards resting on the mother's back, wood stand. 31.2cm x 43.5cm (12 1/4in x 17 1/8in) (4). 明 銅太獅少獅大熏爐 Provenance: Collection of Consul General Dr. Bernauer (d. 1929) Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 2002, lot 1528 來源： 總領事Bernauer博士（逝於1929年）珍藏 納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，2002年5月11日，編號1528 A lion similar in its unusual stance and large size to the current piece, was sold in Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 402. A smaller lion cast in a similar pose was sold at Sotheby's London, 11 January 2015, lot 124.