A CELADON AND BROWN JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the compressed globular body rising from three tubular legs to a waisted neck with everted rim, flanked by a pair of curved upright handles, the exterior carved with stylised taotie masks on a leiwen ground, all between cicada lappets, the rim with a keyfret border, the domed cover surmounted by a pierced dragon knop, the stone of a greyish celadon tone with beige-brown inclusions

There are minor nibbling along the mouthrim, and four milky-white bruises to the exterior rim (the largest measuring 0.3x0.1cm. The rim of the cover with a 0.4x0.1cm shallow chip, other smaller chips and bruises. The ends of the dragon whiskers are lost. The stone is of a more greyish celadon tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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