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PROPERTY FROM A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
Details
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
The globular body raised on three narrow curved legs, with a pair of horned dragon-mask handles at the edge of the flat shoulder suspending loose rings, the pierced cover surmounted by a further coiled horned dragon above three rams carved in high relief
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) across handles, wood stand, Japanese silk bags, two Japanese wood boxes
The globular body raised on three narrow curved legs, with a pair of horned dragon-mask handles at the edge of the flat shoulder suspending loose rings, the pierced cover surmounted by a further coiled horned dragon above three rams carved in high relief
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) across handles, wood stand, Japanese silk bags, two Japanese wood boxes
Provenance
Acquired in Japan prior to 1923.