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A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE ‘DRAGON AND SEA ᒞڊ˒ˡ☹ ൑㒵㛶㕺㘍㹪ᆬ὜ᩅἅ♄ἅ㤛⡪㝁⑥⯰ᷴ
CREATURES’ CENSER AND COVER
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MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
(éSBSE -éWZ卿Ⴃ㿰
The rectangular censer with canted corners is cast on four sides
Ⲗஇ 1MFTDI ֖ܿⅧ⻦卿ݱ⻦⤔⽚ #I 卿 ჺ ᝲݣ⻦
with a variety of sea creatures amid crashing waves below clouds,
the shorter sides applied with gilt mask-handles. The base is cast ᄓ㦪Ǹഌᚺ໿ᇪჺㅳǹڱ᪪ǯ
with a gilt apocryphal Xuande reign mark. The reticulated cover is
cast and pierced with two gilt scaly dragons contesting a pearl amid
dense cloud scrolls.
8 ¬ in. (22 cm.) long
HK$500,000-700,000 US$65,000-90,000
PROVENANCE
Gérard Lévy, Paris
Professor Peter H Plesch and Mrs Traudi Plesch OBE, collection
no. Bh221, acquired in March 1971

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