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556. Two Bronzes, China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a tripod censer with openwork foo dog lid, and a zun vase supported by a caparisoned elephant stand, ht. 5, 5 7/8 in. $100-150
562. Pair of Bronze Vases, China, of hu form on a pedestal foot, flanked by dragon handles, cast with a band of archaic motif on leiwen ground below the neck, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-700
557. Bronze Censer, China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), of archaic ritual bronze vessel gui shape, flanked by handles, Xuande six-character mark cast to the base, dia. 7 3/4, ht. 5 in. $400-600
563. Pair of Bronze Zun Vases, China, in the form of an archaic ritual drinking vessel, the exterior cast with key-fret and floret patterns, the neck flanked by handles suspending jump rings, ht. 7 1/2 in. $200-300
558. Two Ritual Bronze Vessels, China, Qianlong period, dated 1781, jue type, ht. 6 1/4 in. $250-350
564. Gilt-bronze Amida Buddha, China, Ming-style, standing figure of Amida Buddha, ht. 25 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
559. Bronze Censer, China, supported on tapering tripod feet, with ribbed designs around the body and two upright loop handles on either side of the mouth-rim, ht. 5, dia. 4 in. $100-150
560. Bronze Bell, China, 18th century, the body cast into four reserves above the bow-string patterns interspersed with molded circular decorations, surmounted by a pair of addorsed dragons with interlocking bodies holding a vase, “Long Xing Si� (a temple in Zhengding, Hebei province) engraved in one of the reserves, ht. 14, dia. 7 1/2 in. $200-300
561. Pair of Shih So Bronze Vases, depicting scenes of an official traveling back to town, with fu (happiness) and lu (Wealth) characters around the neck, ht. 8 1/2 in. $250-350
565. Bronze Censer, China, cast in the form of archaic ritual food vessel ding, the exterior decorated in medium and low relief of kui dragons on a key-fret ground, with two standing loop handles on the rim, set on a stylized wood stand and surmounted by a wood cover with pierced design of three ruyi heads, 6 1/2, (9 1/2 in. with stand and cover). $200-300 566. Silver Inlaid Bronze Beaker Vase, China, 19th century, in the shape of archaic drinking vessel Gu, silver inlaid patterns of cicada blades above and below a central horizontal band of pairs of kui dragons, inscribed Shih So on the base, wood stand, ht. 5 3/4 in. $200-300 567. Bronze Tripod Censer, China, cast in the form of an archaic ritual food vessel ding, the exterior decorated with a band of stylized taotie masks reserved on a key-fret ground, two upright loop handles on the rim, ht. 8 3/8 in. to the handle. $200-300