ID 432433
Lot 84 | A LARGE CLOISONNE ENAMEL CENSER, FANGDING
Valeur estimée
£ 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
| Matériel: | Verre acrylique |
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| Époque historique: | Période antique |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Icônes, Objets religieux |
| Matériel: | Verre acrylique |
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| Époque historique: | Période antique |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Icônes, Objets religieux |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Commission | see on Website | |
| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |






