Lot 3948
3948
A RARE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM CENSER
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A RARE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM CENSER

QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details
A RARE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The mythical beast powerfully cast standing four-square with the hollow globular body forming the censer, adorned with a collar suspending three bells and ribbons onto its chest, its raised dorsal ridge ending in a bushy tail detailed with spiral whorls, the detachable cover modelled as an upward tilting head surmounted by three horns, its mouth agape exposing fangs, bulging eyes, furry brows and a curly mane
9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection

Brought to you by

Aster Ng
Aster Ng

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

+852 2978 9955

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

A small number of similar censers and joss-stick holders dated to the 18th century have been published including one in the Taipei National Palace Museum Collection illustrated in A Special Exhibition of Incense Burners and Perfumers Throughout the Dynasties, Taipei, 1994, no. 118.

More from Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

View All
View All