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THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR
A FINE WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
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A FINE WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The globular body is flanked by a pair of handles, each in the shape of a two-horned mythical dragon-head, with mouth agape showing fangs and an upturned tongue, its long beard curling from under the chin to form a loop suspending a loose ring, all raised on three elongated legs, emerging from mythical-beast masks, the domed cover surmounted with a ferocious lion, its body turned to its bushy tail and the head slightly raised, the translucent stone of even milky-white tone
8 1/2 in. (21 cm.) high, box
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The globular body is flanked by a pair of handles, each in the shape of a two-horned mythical dragon-head, with mouth agape showing fangs and an upturned tongue, its long beard curling from under the chin to form a loop suspending a loose ring, all raised on three elongated legs, emerging from mythical-beast masks, the domed cover surmounted with a ferocious lion, its body turned to its bushy tail and the head slightly raised, the translucent stone of even milky-white tone
8 1/2 in. (21 cm.) high, box