ID 432539
Lot 18 | AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The vessel is decorated to the bulbous sides with taotie masks set against a leiwen ground, below two curved upright handles and supported on three animal-form feet. The later wood cover is pierced with a prunus design, surmounted by a Ming dynasty jade carving of Liu Hai.
14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high excluding hongmu cover; 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high overall
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