A VERY RARE FINELY CAST GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' CENSER AND OPENWORK COVER
KANGXI CAST FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
A VERY RARE FINELY CAST GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' CENSER AND OPENWORK COVER KANGXI CAST FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722) The heavily cast censer is flanked by a pair of mythical animal mask handles incorporating a lion's mane and an elephant's trunk, supported on three elephant heads, the surface decorated with gilt splashes. The openwork cover is pierced with leafy scrolls surrounding the finial cast as a recumbent elephant, wearing beaded jewels and draped by an embroidery, carrying gilt treasures on its back. The base of the censer is cast with a Kangxi four-character mark. 8 1/7 in. (20.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
A VERY RARE FINELY CAST GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' CENSER AND OPENWORK COVER
KANGXI CAST FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
A VERY RARE FINELY CAST GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' CENSER AND OPENWORK COVER KANGXI CAST FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722) The heavily cast censer is flanked by a pair of mythical animal mask handles incorporating a lion's mane and an elephant's trunk, supported on three elephant heads, the surface decorated with gilt splashes. The openwork cover is pierced with leafy scrolls surrounding the finial cast as a recumbent elephant, wearing beaded jewels and draped by an embroidery, carrying gilt treasures on its back. The base of the censer is cast with a Kangxi four-character mark. 8 1/7 in. (20.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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