Lot 167
BLUE AND WHITE INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
£8,125
Description
清 青花麒麟紋香爐
the bulbous body rising from a short foot to rounded sides, waisted neck and flared rim, painted with an array of mythical beasts, including a mighty seated qilin looking back snarling towards a Buddhist lion with brocade ball, further with mythical deer staring in front, the reverse with plantain trees
Dimensions
22.7cm diameter