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A BRONZE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ CENSER AND STAND

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The well-cast body of the censer is decorated with mythical beasts
gambolling amidst a sea of crashing waves, divided by a pair of lion
mask handles. The stand is raised on six ruyi-shaped feet, decorated with
lion masks divided by lotus sprays. The base of the censer is cast with an
apocryphal Xuande four-character seal mark.
8 æ in. (22.2 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box

HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000

PROVENANCE

A Japanese private collection

㖍㛔䥩Ṣ䍵啷

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