A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE LUDUAN-FORM CENSER
PROPERTY FROM A GERMANY FAMILY COLLECTION
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE LUDUAN-FORM CENSER

LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE LUDUAN-FORM CENSER
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The sturdy beast is cast and finely decorated around the body in silver inlay. The detachable cover is modelled as the head of the ferocious beast with bulging eyes and a snout-like nose below pricked ears.
9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of a former Bavarian diplomat, prior to 1949 (by repute)

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