Description
A ‘QILIN AND DIGNITARY’ BRONZE CENSER, QING
China, 1644-1912. The vessel cast in the form of a long-legged qilin with a finely incised flaming tail and mane, open mouth, and horn, giving this mythical animal its typical appearance between a deer and a dragon. The cover cast in the form of a dignitary rider wearing a hat and holding a ruyi scepter.
Provenance: French private estate.
Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and casting flaws, small nicks to the dignitary’s hat, fine remains of red and gold lacquer all around.
Weight: 1,504 g
Dimensions: Height 21 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar censer depicting Shoulao seated on a recumbent qilin sold by Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 2 December 2016, lot 769, for HKD $87,500.
麒麟仙人熏爐,清代
中國,1644-1912。長腿麒麟,尾翼和鬃毛成火焰狀,嘴張開和火焰形雙角,使這只神話中的動物像鹿又像龍。 爐蓋鑄造成道教仙人模樣,頭戴道帽,手持如意。
來源:法國私人遺產
品相:品相極好,老磨損和鑄造缺陷,仙人帽子上有小刻痕,整體都可見紅金彩繪顔料餘留。
重量:1,504 克
尺寸:高21 厘米