ID 432485
Lot 79 | A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TRIPOD CENSER
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The censer is finely enamelled to the straight sides with large lotus heads interlinked by scrolling foliage under the gilt-metal mouth rim with leiwen. The body is flanked by two S-shaped handles, each cast with a ruyi-head to the top, all resting on three gilt-metal feet with ruyi-head shaped clouds. The base is cast with two confronting dragons enclosing the four-character Jingtai mark.
17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) wide 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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