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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL GILT-BRONZE AND TURQUOISE-
INLAID ‘LUDUAN’ INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
18th century
Heavily cast in the form of a bulbous beast sturdily standing
foursquare, its head forming the hinged cover depicted with a
ferocious and alert facial expression with protruding eyes, curled
bushy eyebrows, a broad nose with flaring nostrils, and an open
mouth revealing its tongue and sharp fangs, surmounted by a
single horn flanked by two pointed ears, its scaly body prominently
rendered in bold relief and elaborately adorned with turquoise-inlaid
flames, the chest decorated with a collar suspending a double
gourd and ornamental tassels, the long bifurcated tail curling
around the back terminating on both sides of the hind legs.
24cm (9 1/2in) high
HK$400,000 - 500,000
US$51,000 - 64,000
十八世紀 銅鎏金嵌綠松石甪端式香爐

Provenance:
An American private collection
Dragon House, San Francisco, circa 1980s, by repute

來源：
美國私人舊藏
傳由舊金山古董商Dragon House售出，約1980年代

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