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A30l6ar*ge bronze rectangular incense burner It is unusual to find an incense burner of this
size and form in the more austere plain bronze,
and cover undecorated with enamel. Compare other
17th/18th century related rectangular incense burners dated to the
The heavily cast base raised on four elephant- mid-Qing Dynasty illustrated by Zheng Xinmiao,
head feet formed with sturdy trunks flanked ed., Compendium of Collections in the Palace
by long tusks and topped by a wide horizontal Museum: Enamels 3 - Cloisonné in the Qing
rectangular rim, the reticulated cover with four Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, nos.234 to
vertical sides formed with lotus meander beneath 236.
a further band curving inwards to join the top
panel and both similarly cast with multiple
chilong formed with stylised square bodies.
57.5cm (22 5/8in) wide (2).
£10,000 - 15,000
HK$120,000 - 180,000 CNY94,000 - 140,000
十七/十八世紀 銅四象足長方蓋爐

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