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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer, of rectangular cross section, is raised on four blade-shaped legs . Each side is intricately decorated with a taotie mask below a band of similar stlyised archaistic dragons, separated by gilt vertical flanges on four sides and corners. The mouth rim is set with a pair of upright loop handles. The domed cover is decorated with pierced foliage and surmounted by a gilt finial in the form of a Buddhist lion placing one paw on a brocade ball.
15 in. (38 cm.) high
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer, of rectangular cross section, is raised on four blade-shaped legs . Each side is intricately decorated with a taotie mask below a band of similar stlyised archaistic dragons, separated by gilt vertical flanges on four sides and corners. The mouth rim is set with a pair of upright loop handles. The domed cover is decorated with pierced foliage and surmounted by a gilt finial in the form of a Buddhist lion placing one paw on a brocade ball.
15 in. (38 cm.) high
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