明末 / 清初 銅沖天耳三乳足爐

of archaistic li form, the large heavily cast body of compressed globular form supported on three tapered triangular feet, the curved everted rim surmounted by a pair of heaven-soaring handles, the base cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark in kaishu

There is extensive oxidisation and malachite encrustation, especially to the interior. There are pinholes to the tips of the feet, general scratching and surface wear to the body.
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