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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG HSIANG-HSI
A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The bombé body is inlaid in silver wire with two stylized taotie masks separated by the pair of dragon-loop handles inlaid with simplified dragons. A Shisou mark is inlaid in silver wire on the base.
6 ½ in. (16.4 cm.) wide across the handles
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The bombé body is inlaid in silver wire with two stylized taotie masks separated by the pair of dragon-loop handles inlaid with simplified dragons. A Shisou mark is inlaid in silver wire on the base.
6 ½ in. (16.4 cm.) wide across the handles
Provenance
The K'ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881-1967) Collection, New York, and thence by descent within the family.