A VERY RARE IMPERIAL QIANGJIN AND TIANQI ‘ DRAGON’ LACQUER INCENSE STAND
CHONGZHEN CYCLICAL DINGCHOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1637 AND OF THE PERIOD
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL QIANGJIN AND TIANQI ‘ DRAGON’ LACQUER INCENSE STAND CHONGZHEN CYCLICAL DINGCHOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1637 AND OF THE PERIOD The top is finely decorated with a sinuous five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amid ruyi clouds against a chequered ground of wan emblems, enclosed within a raised edge above a constricted waist divided by five raised vertical ridges, all resting on a bombé apron continuing onto five cabriole legs terminating in upswept feet raised on a waisted pedestal base decorated with orchids on top. The underside near the top of one leg is incised and gilt with the reign mark, Da Ming Chongzhen dingchou nian zhi . 23 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL QIANGJIN AND TIANQI ‘ DRAGON’ LACQUER INCENSE STAND
CHONGZHEN CYCLICAL DINGCHOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1637 AND OF THE PERIOD
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL QIANGJIN AND TIANQI ‘ DRAGON’ LACQUER INCENSE STAND CHONGZHEN CYCLICAL DINGCHOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1637 AND OF THE PERIOD The top is finely decorated with a sinuous five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amid ruyi clouds against a chequered ground of wan emblems, enclosed within a raised edge above a constricted waist divided by five raised vertical ridges, all resting on a bombé apron continuing onto five cabriole legs terminating in upswept feet raised on a waisted pedestal base decorated with orchids on top. The underside near the top of one leg is incised and gilt with the reign mark, Da Ming Chongzhen dingchou nian zhi . 23 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high
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