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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.
12 in. (31.8 cm.) wide across handles mark
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000
᪺༒ᶑ 㛶㕺㘍Ͳ۶㹪♄㶢㶯㖳㢴⡪ᑝ⯰ᷴ
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