Lot Essay
A censer with similar decoration, dated 17th century, was sold at Sotheby's Paris, 15 December 2011, lot 5.
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17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A POLISHED BRONZE 'DRAGON' CENSER AND COVER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The censer is decorated with two Buddhist lion-head handles and lappet bands to the shoulder and foot. The base is cast with an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark. The flattened cover is decorated with a pierced dragon holding a lingzhi sprig surrounded by further lappets.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide across the handles
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The censer is decorated with two Buddhist lion-head handles and lappet bands to the shoulder and foot. The base is cast with an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark. The flattened cover is decorated with a pierced dragon holding a lingzhi sprig surrounded by further lappets.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide across the handles
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