Lot 132

ARCHAISTIC JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER





Auction: 8 November 2017 at 17:00 GMT
£15,000
Description
the compressed globular body supported on three cylindrical legs issuing from mythical beast masks, the exterior carved in low relief with archaistic scrolls forming two large taotie masks, the neck flanked by a pair of upswept loop handles, the cover similarly carved with archaistic taotie masks and surmounted by a finial formed of four petals, the jade of a greyish celadon tone with dark patches
Dimensions
24cm high




