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WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
Details
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'LUDUAN' CENSER
WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
The mythical beast is sturdily cast standing foursquare clutching a snake which zigzags across its feet. Its detachable single-horned head is hinged from the front and is cast with with bulging eyes and its teeth bared. Its body is decorated with swirling scrolls highlighted in gilt and the details of its mane are finely incised.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
The mythical beast is sturdily cast standing foursquare clutching a snake which zigzags across its feet. Its detachable single-horned head is hinged from the front and is cast with with bulging eyes and its teeth bared. Its body is decorated with swirling scrolls highlighted in gilt and the details of its mane are finely incised.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection in New York, handed down for three generations.
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