VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A BRONZE RECTANGULAR CENSER, COVER AND STAND, FANG DING
17TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE RECTANGULAR CENSER, COVER AND STAND, FANG DING
17th century
Applied with two dragon handles and supported on four claw feet issuing from lions' mouths at each corner, the stand embellished with a band of lappets, the body cast on two sides with lanca characters between a pair of laughing boys in high relief, all on a scrolling-lotus ground, the pierced cover cast as two sinuous dragons pursuing flaming pearls on a cloud-scroll ground surmounted by a coiled dragon finial, some gilding remaining
15¾in. (40cm.) high
17th century
Applied with two dragon handles and supported on four claw feet issuing from lions' mouths at each corner, the stand embellished with a band of lappets, the body cast on two sides with lanca characters between a pair of laughing boys in high relief, all on a scrolling-lotus ground, the pierced cover cast as two sinuous dragons pursuing flaming pearls on a cloud-scroll ground surmounted by a coiled dragon finial, some gilding remaining
15¾in. (40cm.) high