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PROPERTY FROM THE STUDIO OF TEN OBSESSIONS
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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TWO-HANDLED TRIPOD CENSER
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The censer is cast to each bulbous side with two dragons facing a pavilion, below a foliate
band and key fret borders to the mouth rim. The three legs are each detailed with a dragon
face. The base is decorated with auspicious emblems surrounding the apocryphal six-
character Xuande mark.
13¿ in. (33.2 cm.) wide across handles
HK$300,000-400,000 US$39,000-51,000
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detail of base
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