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17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The compressed body is raised on three slender legs inlaid in silver wire with scrolls, and is inlaid around the sides with two panels enclosing a taotie mask flanked by angular scrolls, below silver classic scroll encircling the neck, and two tri-lobed handles that rise from the flat, everted rim. A two-character Shisou mark is on the underside. The patina is of dark olive-brown color.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, softwood cover
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The compressed body is raised on three slender legs inlaid in silver wire with scrolls, and is inlaid around the sides with two panels enclosing a taotie mask flanked by angular scrolls, below silver classic scroll encircling the neck, and two tri-lobed handles that rise from the flat, everted rim. A two-character Shisou mark is on the underside. The patina is of dark olive-brown color.
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, softwood cover