A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TWIN-HANDLED CENSER

Lot 78
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 78 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TWIN-HANDLED CENSER
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TWIN-HANDLED CENSER

MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

The censer is decorated with six large lotus heads and scrolling tendrils below a band of leafy flowers. The bulbous body is flanked by two C-shaped handles, each emerging from the mouth of a horned mythical beast, all resting on a circular foot with a band of ruyi-head clouds. The base is incised with a six-character Jingtai mark.

6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) diam. across handles

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