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AN EXTREMELY RARE BRONZE
CENSER
QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG
PERIOD, DATED JIYOU YEAR,
CORRESPONDING TO 1729

of stout cylindrical form, sturdily cast resting
on three slim feet, the interior cast with two
inscriptions reading Liu Junren zhi (‘made by
Liu Junren’) and Yancheng shizao (‘made in
Yancheng’), the base with a four-character date
mark reading Yongzheng jiyou within a recessed
square
Diameter 4¼ in., 10.7 cm
$ 10,000-15,000
㶭晵㬋⶙惱⸜炷1729⸜炸ġġġ戭⤑⺷䆸

˪晵㬋⶙惱˫㫦
所㔯烉
∱ὲṢ墥ġ䅽❶㕥忈

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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION
AN ARCHAISTIC GILT-SPLASHED
BRONZE INCENSE-TOOL VASE
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
the cylindrical form rising to a waisted neck and
everted rim, crisply cast with a wide band of
cicada blades enclosing taotie masks against a
leiwen ground, surmounted by a narrow band
of confronting kuilong on further leiwen set with
ß anges and a pair of mask ring handles to either
side, and a border of stylized taotie encircling
the rounded shoulder, the warm dark brown
patina scattered with irregular gilt splashes
Height 6⅜ in., 16.2 cm
PROVENANCE
Roger Keverne, London.
$ 4,000-6,000
㖶⋩ᶫᶾ䲨ġġġ戭㿹慹ầ⎌䲳䌠俛㳣
䑘⮷䒞
Ը๕
RogerġKeverne炻ΐ㔎

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