A MING-STYLE BRONZE CENSER WITH ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
China, late 19th -20th century

Of cylindrical shape, raised on three thin feet, with a reinforced flat rim, the base circular and marked with Chinese characters written in seal script embossed in a square frame in the centre, the exterior embellished with two cusped cartouches filled with auspicious honorific Arabic calligraphy, 9.5cm diam. and 8cm high.