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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG HSIANG-HSI (mark)
2024
A RARE JAPANESE CARVED CORAL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The censer is fnely carved around the sides with four archaistic dragons writhing amidst
scrolling clouds, beneath a key-fret border which encircles the mouth rim. The three legs
are carved with leaf tips and each is encircled by a bat with outstretched wings. The cover is
well-carved with a ferocious three-clawed dragon clutching a faming pearl. The underside is
carved with the inscription Kando saku (made by Kando).
5º in. (13.3 cm.) high
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE:
The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and thence by
descent within the family.
十九世紀 日本製珊瑚刻雲龍紋三足蓋爐
底款：寬道作
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