A PAIR OF SMALL QINGBAI BUDDHIST LION-FORM CENSERS
SONG DYNASTY (960 - 1279)
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Price Realised HKD 56,700
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HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000
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Closed: 5 Dec 2023
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A PAIR OF SMALL QINGBAI BUDDHIST LION-FORM CENSERS
A larger pair of incense burners in lion form, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is illustrated in Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989 ed., p. 128.
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We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture. One: -There is a minor glaze nick to a corner -There are some unobtrusive nicks to the base The other: -There is a small chip to the bottom of two feet -There are two chips to the base
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SONG DYNASTY (960 - 1279)A PAIR OF SMALL QINGBAI BUDDHIST LION-FORM CENSERSEstimate: HKD 40,000 - 60,000
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