The gilt bronze censer is of conical form, stands on three elephant mask legs, body depicts mythical lions chasing after sewn ball, with two additional elephant mask handles below scrolling lappet band and openwork leaf band, the top mounted with a recumbent elephant as finial, bottom bears four character XUANDE reign mark.|||Height: 11 1/8 in (28.0 cm) Diameter: 5 7/8 in (15.0 cm)|熏爐|通觀整爐，分爲五個層次，即爐頂、爐蓋、爐身、爐耳、爐足。爐頂，臥象身披珠寶霞帔，背負寶瓶。爐蓋鏤空，飾纏枝蓮紋。爐蓋與爐身子母口咬合嚴絲合縫，整器高腹深膛。爐身通體淺浮雕纏枝蓮萱草紋。兩耳爲象首。爐足以滿披珠寶的象鼻爲足，富貴，飽滿，遒勁。落款“宣德年製”。