A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD CENSER, DING
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Decorated to the body with a wide band of three taotie masks between raised ruyi-head borders, above the three legs, each surmounted by a further taotie mask above stylised scrolls, the pair of upright handles decorated with key fret and the flat circular base with foliate scrolls, removable gilt-metal liner to the interior
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD CENSER, DING
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Decorated to the body with a wide band of three taotie masks between raised ruyi-head borders, above the three legs, each surmounted by a further taotie mask above stylised scrolls, the pair of upright handles decorated with key fret and the flat circular base with foliate scrolls, removable gilt-metal liner to the interior
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high