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1001 (mark)
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN ENAMEL WITHIN A RECTANGLE AND OF THE PERIOD
(1573-1619)
The compressed body is fanked by a pair of upright ruyi-form handles and decorated overall with foral
scrolls surrounding wan (ten thousand) and shou (longevity) roundels alternating with peach branches.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide across the handles
$40,000-60,000
This very rare censer belongs to a small group of cloisonné pieces bearing prominent Wanli marks within
a rectangle and encircled by ruyi heads. Compare several cloisonné vessels in the Qing Court Collection
bearing Wanli marks of this type, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum - 43 - Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pp. 51-56, nos. 49, 50, 52, 53, and 54.
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