Lot Essay
(US$8,000-10,000)
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PARCEL-GILT TRIPOD CENSER
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A PARCEL-GILT TRIPOD CENSER
XUANDE SIX-CHARCTER MARK, QIANLONG
The compressed globular body resting on three short feet, cast around the sides in high relief with three sinuous scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls amid scrolling clouds, with a pair of rope-twist handles at the rim, the nianhao within a recessed rectangle
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.
XUANDE SIX-CHARCTER MARK, QIANLONG
The compressed globular body resting on three short feet, cast around the sides in high relief with three sinuous scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls amid scrolling clouds, with a pair of rope-twist handles at the rim, the nianhao within a recessed rectangle
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam.