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2865
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The censer has handles modelled as mythical beasts, supported on four cabriole feet. The
base has an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark. The openwork cover is decorated with
flower blooms and foliage, with the finial shaped as a Buddhist lion.
10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide across handles
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-38,000 2865 (mark)
PROVENANCE
A Scottish private collection formed in the 1950s
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