ID 432484
Lot 78 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TWIN-HANDLED CENSER
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
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
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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