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A BRONZE QILIN-FORM INCENSE BURNER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE QILIN-FORM INCENSE BURNER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown seated with forelegs stiffly braced and hinged head turned to the side, the face cast with fierce expression, curly brows, open mouth and pierced nostrils, with a double horn between the pricked ears and three segments of the mane flipped up behind them, the scaly body cast with flames at the haunches and with notched backbone leading to the tufted tail
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high, wood stand
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Shown seated with forelegs stiffly braced and hinged head turned to the side, the face cast with fierce expression, curly brows, open mouth and pierced nostrils, with a double horn between the pricked ears and three segments of the mane flipped up behind them, the scaly body cast with flames at the haunches and with notched backbone leading to the tufted tail
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high, wood stand