LATE QING DYNASTY
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A boanite censer and cover
Late Qing Dynasty
The globular vessel raised on tripod mask and paw supports, set at the sides with dragon ring-handles, the domed cover applied with three archaic handles, surmounted by a pierced and carved qilin finial, the glossy opaque stone greyish green, darkning towards spinach green on one handle, slightly speckled with darker inclusions (two rings of the cover missing)
18.8 cm high, wood stand
Late Qing Dynasty
The globular vessel raised on tripod mask and paw supports, set at the sides with dragon ring-handles, the domed cover applied with three archaic handles, surmounted by a pierced and carved qilin finial, the glossy opaque stone greyish green, darkning towards spinach green on one handle, slightly speckled with darker inclusions (two rings of the cover missing)
18.8 cm high, wood stand