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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE’ TRIPOD CENSER
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE’ TRIPOD CENSER
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer is of compressed globular form, supported on three ruyi feet and colourfully decorated with archaistic taotei masks alternating with three pairs of kui dragons between two friezes of keyfret patterns bordering the rim and the foot. The base is decorated with floral scrolls and centred with a gilt square cartouche incised with a four-character reign mark followed by an additional character, zhi.
3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm.) high
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer is of compressed globular form, supported on three ruyi feet and colourfully decorated with archaistic taotei masks alternating with three pairs of kui dragons between two friezes of keyfret patterns bordering the rim and the foot. The base is decorated with floral scrolls and centred with a gilt square cartouche incised with a four-character reign mark followed by an additional character, zhi.
3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm.) high
Provenance
A private English collection, acquired in Birkenhead, England, 1956
Brought to you by
Stephenie Tsoi