Shi Sou 石叟 Brand Chinese Incense Burner, Bronze Inlaid With Silver, Ming Style

Small tripod incense burner made of bronze inlaid with silver, featuring decorations such as Shou symbols of longevity, bats, and traditional motifs found on Chinese porcelain and cloisonné.
Our incense burner features handles shaped like elephant heads holding rings; the entire piece is also inlaid with silver.
It has a beautiful original patina, and between the three legs is the Shi Sou 石叟* mark, also inlaid with silver.
Shipping available via Chronopost or Colissimo for:
France: €30
Europe: €50
Other countries: €90
The name Shi Sou (石叟, literally “the old man Shi”) is traditionally associated with a Buddhist monk from the late Ming dynasty, renowned for creating Buddhist bronze sculptures as well as refined objects intended for scholars, adorned with gold and silver thread inlays. Another interpretation has been put forward by Rose Kerr, who suggests that “Shi Sou” may in fact correspond to a trade name used by one or more entrepreneurs overseeing a network of artisans in the Jiangnan region, who commissioned series of objects based on market demand.
See R. Kerr, *Later Chinese Bronzes*, London, 1990, p. 65.
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