OBJECTS FOR THE SCHOLAR'S DESK, Hong Kong 2011
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Incense Implements

A SMALL BRONZE TRIPOD ‘QIN’ CENSER AND COVER

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

HEIGHT (INCLUDING COVER AND STAND): 7.8CM

The censer is cast in imitation of an archaic ding tripod food vessel, with a Ushaped well and short handles resting on three long elegant legs. The vessel is decorated with gold inlay with an archaic bronze pattern and rests on a petalled stand and is surmounted by a pierced lid with a coral knop.

清十八世紀 銅錯金饕餮紋三足鼎式爐