AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER

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£ 12 500
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03.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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ID 432539
Lot 18 | AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER

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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