Details
The first, a small tripod censer, is molded on the sides with prunus branches and raised on three slender stylized dragon-head-form legs; the second, a ribbed box and cover, is molded on the top with a flowering tree; the third, a small ribbed seal paste box and cover, is molded with blossoming prunus on the top of the cover.
312 in. (8.7 cm.) high; 534 in. (14.5 cm.) diam.; 234 in. (7.2 cm.) diam.


Provenance
First and Third:
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1925.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1925.

Second:
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1924.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1924.
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