Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 99
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY Cast as a lion-like...
Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £22000
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Description
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY
Cast as a lion-like beast with its head turned to sinister and raised, baring its teeth, the reticulated cover decorated with formal scrolls above a band of key fret, the caparison cast in relief with lotus scrolls, the body inset with coral and turquoise-coloured beads, 33cm high, 35cm across, 2kg. (2)
Provenance: from an Asian private collection.
Cf. Sotheby's London, 'Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection', 12th June 2003, lot 83 for a related example; see also Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th October 2014, lot 3357 for another comparable piece.