明 / 清初 灑金銅香爐 《寳用》款

the globular body with rounded shoulders below an incurved lipped mouth, the exterior decorated with random gold splashes, the flat base inscribed in gilt with two characters reading bao yong (‘for treasured use’) in seal script

Gerard Tsang 及 Hugh Moss，《文玩萃珍》，香港大學馮平山博物館，香港，1986年，編號229

There is some surface wear on the base, some light pin-prick pitting on the exterior and a few very minute dents around the mouthrim, some malachite oxide on the interior, but overall the alms-bowl is in very good condition. The actual patina of the bronze is of a darker brown tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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