A BRONZE 'DRAGON' CENSER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
A BRONZE 'DRAGON' CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the globular body rising from a flat base to a rolled rim, cast in high-relief with a band of writhing five-clawed dragons pursuing 'flaming pearls' at the rim and at the foot, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle
21 cm, 8 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and/or Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent.
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A BRONZE 'DRAGON' CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the globular body rising from a flat base to a rolled rim, cast in high-relief with a band of writhing five-clawed dragons pursuing 'flaming pearls' at the rim and at the foot, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle
21 cm, 8 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and/or Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent.
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