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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE’ TRIPOD 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯饕餮紋香爐
CENSER 「乾隆年製」、「知」楷書刻款
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
(1736-1795) 此爐以銅為胎，斂口，壺形扁圓，下承如意足，腹飾饕餮獸面紋，並間
飾兩對夔龍，口沿及足沿皆一圈深藍地掐絲回紋。器底飾四朵卷草花卉，
The censer is of compressed globular form, supported on three 中間鏨方形「乾隆年製」附「知」字款。
ruyi feet and colourfully decorated with archaistic taotei masks
alternating with three pairs of kui dragons between two friezes 來源
of keyfret patterns bordering the rim and the foot. The base 1956 年購於英國伯肯希德
is decorated with floral scrolls and centred with a gilt square
cartouche incised with a four-character reign mark followed by an
additional character, zhi.
3 À/”ÿ in. (8.1 cm.) high

HK$180,000-250,000 US$24,000-32,000
PROVENANCE
A private English collection, acquired in Birkenhead, England,
1956

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