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               A GILT BRONZE RECTANGULAR TWO-HANDLED CENSER
               AND COVER
               KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
               The censer is elaborately cast to the sides with archaistic kui dragons, with an apocryphal
               six character Xuande mark to the base. The openwork cover is similarly decorated with
               archaistic kui dragons, below a finial modelled as a recumbent single-horned qilin.
               12ƒ in. (31.8 cm.) wide across handles                                          mark
               HK$300,000-500,000                               US$39,000-64,000


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