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19TH CENTURY
Details
Two bronze censers and covers
19th Century
One cast as a fierce-looking qilin throwing his head backwards with mouth open, small cover following the shape of his back, one tooth missing, 36.5 cm. long; and a censer cast as a mythical lion with compressed body, his long floppy ears centred by a ruyi-shaped horn, the head forming the swing cover, 31 cm. high (2)
19th Century
One cast as a fierce-looking qilin throwing his head backwards with mouth open, small cover following the shape of his back, one tooth missing, 36.5 cm. long; and a censer cast as a mythical lion with compressed body, his long floppy ears centred by a ruyi-shaped horn, the head forming the swing cover, 31 cm. high (2)
Special notice
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