拍品专文
A similar bronze censer formed as three cranes with arched necks is illustrated by Yu Zhuoyun, Palaces of the Forbidden City, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 89, pl. 78.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A RARE AND UNUSUAL LARGE BRONZE CENSER AND COVER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST IN A LINE WITHIN A PANEL AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD
细节
A RARE AND UNUSUAL LARGE BRONZE CENSER AND COVER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST IN A LINE WITHIN A PANEL AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD
The censer is supported by three elegant, long-legged cranes standing on top of a circular stand, their outstretched wings enveloping the rounded sides of the censer, which are finely incised with clouds and a floral border on the shoulder, and further cast with a small turtle clambering up one side. The long necks of the cranes are gracefully arched, and the feathers and toes are finely detailed. The cover is pierced with a ruyi band below an openwork finial of stems of lotus, saggitaria, millet and flowers.
20 in. (50.7 cm.) high
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST IN A LINE WITHIN A PANEL AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD
The censer is supported by three elegant, long-legged cranes standing on top of a circular stand, their outstretched wings enveloping the rounded sides of the censer, which are finely incised with clouds and a floral border on the shoulder, and further cast with a small turtle clambering up one side. The long necks of the cranes are gracefully arched, and the feathers and toes are finely detailed. The cover is pierced with a ruyi band below an openwork finial of stems of lotus, saggitaria, millet and flowers.
20 in. (50.7 cm.) high