This stove is shaped like a gui (ancient bronze food vessel) with an opening, a beam neck, a drum belly, and a circular base. The whole body is gilded, but parts of the gilt have peeled off. The bestial heads on the two sides of the abdominal section have pendants hanging from their ears. A leaf roll pattern interlocks around the neck. The abdominal wall is decorated with waves of dragon and phoenix patterns, and the outer circular foot is embellished with floral patterns. The words “made by Hu Wenming of the Yunjian period” are engraved across the bottom.

D: 12.5 cm