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A gilt-bronze tripod censer of similar shape, cast with the characters Qianqing Gong on the interior, was sold at Christie's London, 15 May 2012, lot 274.
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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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AN INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The censer is heavily cast with a compressed globular body inscribed to one side with the four characters Wanshou Wujiang in seal script, flanked by mythical beast-head handles and supported on three short feet, each cast with a single character, Qian, Qing and Gong on the base. The underside is impressed with an apocryphal Zhengde mark.
8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) across
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The censer is heavily cast with a compressed globular body inscribed to one side with the four characters Wanshou Wujiang in seal script, flanked by mythical beast-head handles and supported on three short feet, each cast with a single character, Qian, Qing and Gong on the base. The underside is impressed with an apocryphal Zhengde mark.
8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) across
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