Lot 124
Lot 124
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A BRONZE SQUARE-SECTION 'KUI-DRAGON' CENSER AND COVER

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Price Realised GBP 1,500
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GBP 500 - GBP 800
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A BRONZE SQUARE-SECTION 'KUI-DRAGON' CENSER AND COVER

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Price Realised GBP 1,500
Price Realised GBP 1,500
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The censer is decorated to the body with alternating bands of squared scrolls and archaistic kui dragons on a leiwen ground. The shoulders are decorated with four raised elephant-head handles and the the tall cover is similarly embellished with a band of squared scrolls below openwork kui dragons on a leiwen ground, all below a finial in the form of a Buddhist lion and brocade ball.
1014 in. (26 cm.) high overall
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