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21 Covered Rectangular Censer

with two lion-head handles and with decoration of imaginary beasts against
waves, the cover with dragons and phoenixes amidst clouds

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Cast bronze with cast decoration, with cold-worked details, and with a
cast thread-relief mark in standard-script (kaishu) characters reading Da
Ming Xuandenian zhi in a recessed rectangular cartouche on the base
15.8 centimeter diameter
Provenance: Dr Sidney Smith, Cambridge, England
Clague Collection Number 244

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