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A PAIR OF LARGE MONGOLIAN STYLE JADE
AND HARDSTONE INLAID SILVER CENSERS
AND COVERS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
each of square section, the sides inlaid with jade plaques and
turquoise, all beneath a wide ange and supported on lion-form
feet joined by openwork aprons decorated with kirtimukha, the
two-tiered covers inlaid with coral and turquoise surrounded
by ‘ aming jewels’ and Garuda, the second tier of the cover
with an auspicious animal on each side, surmounted by
a turquoise nial, the decoration accented with coral and
hardstone inlay, wood stands (6)
Height 23 in., 58.5 cm
Ⴚ$ 15,000-20,000
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ戨搚䌱䇴⮞䞛呁⎌桐㟤䐆䌠䲳味䆸ᶨ⮵
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