The elaborately casted bronze censer is complete with the en suite cover and base, imitating bamboo patterns on the exterior. Includes Christie's Auction tag.|Qing Dynasty period.||Height: 23 1/4 in (59.1 cm)|清 銅雕竹節紋香爐|爐皮色栗紅，深沉素雅，給人莊重之感。鼎身束頸直腹。雙耳擬竹節彎曲而成，並抽生嫩枝、竹葉攀附爐身。竹節蒼勁有力，嫩竹嬌弱細膩，惟妙惟肖。蓋上透雕竹梅雙友紋飾，座鏤雕竹葉紋，下承四竹節足。明清時期常見爐式多光素簡潔之器，此器身蓋座三段竹形融入器身，頗為精妙。竹節式銅爐多為文人喜愛，一取其高風亮節之品格，二取節節高升之美意。