A BRONZE RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNERZhonghong shi jiacang mark, 16th/17th centuryThe rectangular vessel rising from four bracket feet rising to subtly curving sides, flanked by a pair of rounded bracket-shaped handles, patinated to a golden brown tone, the underside cast with a five-character mark in seal script within a rectangle.15.6cm (6 1/8in) longProvenance: 十六/十七世紀 銅雙耳馬槽爐陽文「仲虹氏家藏」篆書款The mark readsZhonghong shi jiacang, which may be translated as 'the family heirloon of the Zhonghong family'.This form of incense burner is also known asma cao lu, meaning 'the trough-form incense burner', which started to gain popularity during the Ming and Qing dynasties. See a related example sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2013, lot 3579.此爐長方形，方如意耳，下承四矩尺足，底落陽文「仲虹氏家藏」篆書款，非常罕見。此器形製雋雅，銅質精良，包漿自然，為難得的文房佳器。馬槽爐為明清時期流行的爐式之一。香港佳士得曾售出一例可資參考，見2013年11月27日，拍品3579。