A Fine Archaistic Bronze Censer Of small size, the compressed globular body supported on a short foot, the neck with a pair of lion-head handles and a thin band enclosing four archaistic birds on a leiwen ground, the foot encircled by a band of spiral patterns, the base cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, the patina a dark golden brown tone. Period: 17th/18th century. Length: 11.5 cm.