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QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A BLUE AND WHITE TRIPOD CENSER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer is decorated to each side with a front-facing five-clawed dragon flanked by two writhing dragons on a ground of lotus heads on scrolling foliage, below a band of pendant ruyi heads. The recessed neck, twin upright pierced handles and cabriole legs are similarly decorated with lotus heads on scrolling foliage. The rim and sides of the handles are embellished with classic S-scrolls.
11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high, hongmu cover
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The censer is decorated to each side with a front-facing five-clawed dragon flanked by two writhing dragons on a ground of lotus heads on scrolling foliage, below a band of pendant ruyi heads. The recessed neck, twin upright pierced handles and cabriole legs are similarly decorated with lotus heads on scrolling foliage. The rim and sides of the handles are embellished with classic S-scrolls.
11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high, hongmu cover
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Friedrich Hirth (1845-1927), acquired in the late 19th-early 20th Century, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
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