Y?A well carved Chinese ivory censer cover and stand, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the ovoid body carved with a continuous scene of figures and all supported on lion mask and paw feet, mask and ring handles, the oval fitted base with key fret piecing and with Budai cover, base with carved square four character seal mark, overall height 22.5cm
Provenance: From a private Collection by family descent
Condition Report:
the base has been in half and glued back together
the cover has been in half and the ring support to the Budai has been glued together and the Budai has been roughly glued back on the ring support
long cracking running down one side of the vase from the rim to the base and running through base with a approximate total length of 21cm in total
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