Sold for:
$1,778
$1,778
Bronze Censer, China, 19th century, cast into two friezes of wave patterns around the body, with various realistic and mythical aquatic creatures, including fish, conch, and sea horse, two chilong crawling onto the rim, their coiling bodies forming a pair of handles, the censer supported by three elephant-mask cabriole legs, the cover cast in openwork with clouds, surmounted by Shoulao riding on a deer as finial, six-character seal mark engraved on the base, ht. 12 in. Some areas of damages to the conch
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-25
