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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 623

A GILT- SPL ASHED BRONZE 'CHILONG' CENSER, 17TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD

A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'CHILONG' CENSER
17TH CENTURY
十七世紀 銅灑金螭龍耳四足爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款

of oval form, the low flaring sides supported by four ruyi-shaped feet, cast with two chilong perched on either side forming the
handles, each with forelegs grasping the rim, the sinuous body accentuated with swirling tufts of fur and extending to a long tail,
the vessel overall splashed irregularly with gold, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a rectangle

Length 6⅝ in., 16.8 cm

Provenance
Collection of Arthur Kay (1860-1939) (by repute).

來源
Arthur Kay (1860-1939) 收藏（傳）

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