Lot Essay
See footnote to lot 221
PROPERTY OF A CANADIAN COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF KESI CENSOR'S SQUARES
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A PAIR OF KESI CENSOR'S SQUARES
19TH CENTURY
Each displaying a xiezhai, the white mythical animal perched on a rocky mound issuing from turbulent waves, against a dark blue sky enriched with floral scroll and superimposed with the sun in the left corner and Buddhist and Daoist emblems, woven in multi-colored threads with gold outline; together with a gold and silver couched censor's square, late Qing dynasty, the separately applied animal shown amidst dense clouds strewn with bats, against a black satin ground
All 11 3/4 in. (31.7cm.) across (3)
19TH CENTURY
Each displaying a xiezhai, the white mythical animal perched on a rocky mound issuing from turbulent waves, against a dark blue sky enriched with floral scroll and superimposed with the sun in the left corner and Buddhist and Daoist emblems, woven in multi-colored threads with gold outline; together with a gold and silver couched censor's square, late Qing dynasty, the separately applied animal shown amidst dense clouds strewn with bats, against a black satin ground
All 11 3/4 in. (31.7cm.) across (3)