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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TRIPOD CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' TRIPOD CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The censer is finely enamelled to the straight sides with large lotus heads interlinked by scrolling foliage under the gilt-metal mouth rim with leiwen. The body is flanked by two S-shaped handles, each cast with a ruyi-head to the top, all resting on three gilt-metal feet with ruyi-head shaped clouds. The base is cast with two confronting dragons enclosing the four-character Jingtai mark.
17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) wide across handles
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The censer is finely enamelled to the straight sides with large lotus heads interlinked by scrolling foliage under the gilt-metal mouth rim with leiwen. The body is flanked by two S-shaped handles, each cast with a ruyi-head to the top, all resting on three gilt-metal feet with ruyi-head shaped clouds. The base is cast with two confronting dragons enclosing the four-character Jingtai mark.
17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) wide across handles
Provenance
Acquired in Germany before 1989.
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department