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     A PALE CELADON JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
     19TH CENTURY

     The censer is carved and pierced with two ferce dragon-head handles with loose rings, the body is carved
     in relief with lotus blossoms on a leafy foliate scroll. The cover is similarly carved with a lotus scroll and
     surmounted with a Buddhist lion and cub fnial. The censer is supported on three feet with Buddhist lion-
     head terminals. The base is carved with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark. The stone is of an
     even pale celadon tone with a few scattered grey inclusions and pale russet striations.
     9¬ in. (23.8 cm.) diam., wood stand

     £8,000-12,000                                                          $12,000-17,000
                                                                            €11,000-15,000

     PROVENANCE:

     Property from a Private American Collection, assembled prior to 1960.

     清十九世紀 青白玉蓮花紋雙龍活環耳三足蓋爐
     來源:美國私人舊藏, 於1960年前購入

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