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CAST JINGTAI FOUR-CHARACTER MARK (1450-56), THE BODY 15TH CENTURY, THE RIM POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY
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A MING CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER
Cast Jingtai four-character mark (1450-56), the body 15th century, the rim possibly 16th century
The censer with gilt-bronze animal-mask handles, raised on short pad feet, decorated with scrolling peony on a deep turquoise ground below a band of meandering foliage on a paler turquoise border at the rim, minor pitting and infill, one leg replaced
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide, wooden stand
Cast Jingtai four-character mark (1450-56), the body 15th century, the rim possibly 16th century
The censer with gilt-bronze animal-mask handles, raised on short pad feet, decorated with scrolling peony on a deep turquoise ground below a band of meandering foliage on a paler turquoise border at the rim, minor pitting and infill, one leg replaced
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide, wooden stand
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