A YELLOW JADE SQUARE CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING
A YELLOW JADE SQUARE CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING

LATE QING-EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD

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A YELLOW JADE SQUARE CENSER AND COVER, FANGDING


LATE QING-EARLY REPUBLIC PERIOD
The vessel is of archaic bronze form, with its rectangular body raised on four tall tubular legs. Each side is carved in shallow relief with a taotie mask on a ground of incised key frets, separated by notched flanges, below a pair of openwork ruyi handles, each with a loose ring. The cover is similarly carved with taotie design, surmounted by a plain stepped finial. The stone is of a pale yellow tone with some darker speckling and russet inclusions.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) overall height, Japanese wood box

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