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(US$4,000-5,000)
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AN ARCHAISTIC GILT BRONZE GUI-SHAPED CENSER
17TH CENTURY
Crisply cast in relief on each side with a central taotie mask between narrower bands of confronted birds, four above and two on the pedestal foot below, the mask bisected by a curling flange continued onto the foot and surmounted by a whorl, flanked by a pair of C-handles issuing from animal masks with upturned snouts
6 in. (15.2 cm.) across the handles
17TH CENTURY
Crisply cast in relief on each side with a central taotie mask between narrower bands of confronted birds, four above and two on the pedestal foot below, the mask bisected by a curling flange continued onto the foot and surmounted by a whorl, flanked by a pair of C-handles issuing from animal masks with upturned snouts
6 in. (15.2 cm.) across the handles