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A SUPERB WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘TAOTIE’ INCENSE
BURNER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 白玉仿古饕餮紋朝冠耳蓋爐
with a deep rounded body resting on three short cabriole
legs issuing from leonine animal masks, flanked by a pair of
pierced upright everted handles, the body worked in low relief
with archaistic taotie masks rendered in angular scrollwork,
the domed cover similarly decorated with taotie masks and
surmounted by a flared finial, the stone of an even white
colour with icy inclusions, wood stand
17.5 cm, 6⅞ in.
HK$ 1,800,000-2,500,000
US$ 231,000-320,000
