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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The censer is of compressed circular shape with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim. The sides are cast with a pair of Buddhist lion-head handles, supported on three feet terminating with similar masks. The exterior is covered in an attractive greenish-brown patina with gilt splashes and the base is cast with an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark.
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) wide
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The censer is of compressed circular shape with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim. The sides are cast with a pair of Buddhist lion-head handles, supported on three feet terminating with similar masks. The exterior is covered in an attractive greenish-brown patina with gilt splashes and the base is cast with an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark.
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) wide
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