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

Lot 642

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL TRIPO D CENSER AND COVER QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋獅耳活環魚龍足熏爐

the slightly compressed globular body supported on three upturned dragon-fish-form legs, set to the shoulder with a pair of lion
mask-handles suspending loose rings, the body decorated around with lotus blossoms borne on leafy foliate scrolls, below a band
of ruyi heads, the domed cover with four ruyi head-shaped panels enclosing pendent bats, against a reticulated ground of dense
floral scrolls, all surmounted by a finial of overlapping lappets, wood stand (3)

Height 9⅞ in., 25.3 cm

Provenance
English Private Collection, acquired between 1961 and 1984, and thence by descent.

來源
英國私人收藏，購於1961至1984年之間，此後家族傳承

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