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A WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
The slightly compressed globular body is raised on three supports carved as the head and forelegs of a dragon balanced atop a 'pearl'. The censer is flanked by elaborately carved and pierced peony spray handles suspending loose rings. The domed cover is surmounted by a lion grasping a peony branch in its mouth. The stone is of an even pale greenish-white tone.
6 1/8 in. (15.7 cm.) high, stand
The slightly compressed globular body is raised on three supports carved as the head and forelegs of a dragon balanced atop a 'pearl'. The censer is flanked by elaborately carved and pierced peony spray handles suspending loose rings. The domed cover is surmounted by a lion grasping a peony branch in its mouth. The stone is of an even pale greenish-white tone.
6 1/8 in. (15.7 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, 1983.
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Ann Marsak Collection.
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Ann Marsak Collection.
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