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17TH CENTURY
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A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'KUI-DRAGON' TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
The censer is fashioned with two shaped kui-dragon handles to the neck and the body is decorated with lappet-shaped panels each enclosing a stylised shou character between a pair of confronting kui-dragons, all interspersed with scrolling lotus and reserved on a blue ground. The underside is decorated with a circular panel enclosing scattered s-shaped patterns, all supported on three evenly-spaced beast-head cabriole legs. The domed cover is decorated with openwork kui-dragons surmounted by a crouched dragon finial.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high overall
17TH CENTURY
The censer is fashioned with two shaped kui-dragon handles to the neck and the body is decorated with lappet-shaped panels each enclosing a stylised shou character between a pair of confronting kui-dragons, all interspersed with scrolling lotus and reserved on a blue ground. The underside is decorated with a circular panel enclosing scattered s-shaped patterns, all supported on three evenly-spaced beast-head cabriole legs. The domed cover is decorated with openwork kui-dragons surmounted by a crouched dragon finial.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high overall
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Leila de vos van Steenwijk