Sale 3435
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
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3 June 2015
Price realised
HKD 275,000
Estimate
A BRONZE LUDUAN-FORM CENSER AND COVER LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY The beast is superbly cast standing foursquare, wearing a collar with a double-gourd and two locks of hair in high relief, its rotund body cast with swirls and ruyi clouds on the sides. The separate head is modelled with bulging eyes, a snout-like nose and a grooved single horn. 9 in. (23 cm.) high
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