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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TWIN-HANDLED CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Details
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TWIN-HANDLED CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The censer is decorated with six large lotus heads and scrolling tendrils below a band of leafy flowers. The bulbous body is flanked by two C-shaped handles, each emerging from the mouth of a horned mythical beast, all resting on a circular foot with a band of ruyi-head clouds. The base is incised with a six-character Jingtai mark.
6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) diam. across handles
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The censer is decorated with six large lotus heads and scrolling tendrils below a band of leafy flowers. The bulbous body is flanked by two C-shaped handles, each emerging from the mouth of a horned mythical beast, all resting on a circular foot with a band of ruyi-head clouds. The base is incised with a six-character Jingtai mark.
6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) diam. across handles
Provenance
Acquired in Germany before 1989
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department