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A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
LATE MING DYNASTY
the compressed globular body cast in low relief with a band of
elongated taotie masks against a leiwen ground all supported
on three stout cabriole legs issuing from beast masks and
terminating in paw feet, the cylindrical leiwen-patterned neck
surmounted by a stepped mouth expanding in three tiers and
ß anked by a pair of tall S-shaped handles issuing from the
shoulder, the greenish-brown patina ß ecked with sage-green
oxidation
Width 15 in., 38.1 cm
$ 20,000-30,000
㖶㛓ġġġ戭䌠朊䲳㛅ⅈ俛ᶱ嵛䆸
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