Lot 1359
- 1359
A BRONZE 'DRAGON' CENSER AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- bronze
the body well-cast with aquatic creatures against rolling waves, the sides set with a pair of upright chilong-form handles, all supported on cabriole legs issuing from monster masks terminating in paw feet, the reticulated cover formed as a large coiled dragon amid clouds with the head forming the knop, the base with an archaistic inscription (2)
Provenance
Small Pleasures, Washington, DC, 1982.