Lot Essay
A Qianlong mark and period jade incense burner of this form, but of slightly larger size was sold in these rooms, 29 March 1983, lot 668.
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17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE INCENSE BURNER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The bowl with bombé sides rising from a neat ring foot to an everted rim, the semi-translucent stone with some opaque white mottling and soft polish; with a huanghuali domed cover carved and pierced with a band of archaistic bird scroll below a band of taotie masks encircling the carnelian agate finial carved in high relief on top with a coiled chilong
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diam., wood cover
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The bowl with bombé sides rising from a neat ring foot to an everted rim, the semi-translucent stone with some opaque white mottling and soft polish; with a huanghuali domed cover carved and pierced with a band of archaistic bird scroll below a band of taotie masks encircling the carnelian agate finial carved in high relief on top with a coiled chilong
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diam., wood cover