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A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
XUANDE MARK, 17TH CENTURY
The compressed body decorated with a pair of stylized chilong dragons to each side divided by a shou character formed by a further two smaller chilong, the handles formed as large coiled dragons, their bodies forming the loop handles, the domed reticulated cover with similar chilong flanking wan emblems, the finial formed as a coiled dragon, the base cast with a six-character Xuande mark within a rectangle
12 1/2in. (32cm.) wide
XUANDE MARK, 17TH CENTURY
The compressed body decorated with a pair of stylized chilong dragons to each side divided by a shou character formed by a further two smaller chilong, the handles formed as large coiled dragons, their bodies forming the loop handles, the domed reticulated cover with similar chilong flanking wan emblems, the finial formed as a coiled dragon, the base cast with a six-character Xuande mark within a rectangle
12 1/2in. (32cm.) wide