Live Auction 5305Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
A GILT-BRONZE 'QILIN' CENSER AND COVER
Lot 268

A GILT-BRONZE 'QILIN' CENSER AND COVER

17TH/18TH CENTURY

Closed15 May 2012

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GBP 58,850

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A GILT-BRONZE 'QILIN' CENSER AND COVER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The beast is cast standing foursquare with its head formed as the hinged cover. It is detailed with its mouth open and teeth bared. The mane and tail are finely delineated and it wears a tasseled collar with a bell around its neck.
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high

Specialist note

There is a gilt-bronze qilin censer of similar form in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2004, p.9, no.7.