A large white jade incense burner and cover,

Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century

清十八至十九世紀 白玉雕太獅少獅鈕龍首活環耳蓋爐



the deep rounded body supported on three cabriole legs and flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles suspending loose rings, the fitted domed cover with four panels, each enclosing an archaistic dragon carved in shallow relief and shown in profile, surmounted by ꦚa knob rendered in the form of a Buddhist lion and its cub, the well-polished stone of an even white tone, wood stand

w. 24.8 cm