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A WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The compressed ovoid body is flanked by a pair of horned dragon head handles suspending loose rings, and raised on three short cabriole legs, each surmounted with a lion mask, the finial of the domed cover is carved in the round with a Buddhist lion and its cub playing with a ball, the stone of a creamy white tone, the base incised with an apocryphal Qianlong yuzhi mark
7 7/8 in. (18.8 cm.) across the handles, box, stand
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The compressed ovoid body is flanked by a pair of horned dragon head handles suspending loose rings, and raised on three short cabriole legs, each surmounted with a lion mask, the finial of the domed cover is carved in the round with a Buddhist lion and its cub playing with a ball, the stone of a creamy white tone, the base incised with an apocryphal Qianlong yuzhi mark
7 7/8 in. (18.8 cm.) across the handles, box, stand