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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
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A POLYCHROME LACQUERED BRONZE ‘LIONS’ CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast as three playful lion cubs with ferocious facial features and scrolling
mane, with their long curling tails well defined. One of the lion’s heads is cast separately,
as a cover. The details are further picked out in lacquer of various colours.
9 in. (22.5 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000
PROVENANCE
A Bavarian private collection
清初 銅加漆三獅爐
來源
巴伐利亞私人珍藏
德國家族珍藏
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