A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL CRANE-FORM INCENSE BURNERS

LATE 18TH 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL CRANE-FORM INCENSE BURNERS
LATE 18TH 19TH CENTURY
Standing on tall separately made legs, their long necks gracefully curved as their heads turn backwards, the removable wings forming a cover for the hollow body, with white and black feathers and some dark red, green and pale blue details
61¼ in. (155.5 cm.) high, wood stands (2)

Lot Essay

A pair of similar cranes shown flanking the throne in the Hall of Great Harmony in the Forbidden City, Beijing, is illustrated by Wan-go Weng and Yang Boda, The Palace Museum: Peking, New York, 1982, pp. 44 - 5, where the authors note that the various cloisonné censers, including the pair of cranes, "emitted fragrant smoke that spiraled upward to envelop the Son of Heaven in an ethereal haze".

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