Fine Chinese Works of Art - 13th November 2018
Lot 317
A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER FORMED AS A GOOSE QING DYNASTY Standing with its head turned up...
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £6000
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Description
A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER FORMED AS A GOOSE
QING DYNASTY
Standing with its head turned up and with an open beak exposing its tongue, with finely detailed feathers, the cover formed as its wings, 74cm, 11kg. (2)
Cf. M Maucuer, Musée Cernuschi, Bronzes de la Chine Impériale des Song aux Qing, p.125, no.72 for a similar goose from the Ming dynasty.