ID 432433
Lot 84 | A LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL CENSER, FANGDING
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The censer has twin upright handles and is decorated to each side in bright enamels with a bold design of a taotie mask below a pair of confronting kui dragons divided by a vertical flange. The cover is bordered by a band of scrolling lotus below a finely worked reticulated gilt metal panel of confronting dragons chasing the flaming pearl. The cover is surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog. The base has a double vajra medallion with the Eight Trigrams encircling a yin-yang symbol. The censer is supported on four elephant-head blade legs.
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| 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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