拍品 3161
  • 3161

清乾隆 碧玉饕餮紋雙活環耳薰爐

估價
250,000 - 350,000 HKD
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描述

the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to square-lipped rim, flanked by a pair of mythical beast head handles suspending loose rings, each with bulging eyes and bushy eyebrows, the exterior carved in low relief with a stylised taotie band between two raised bands encircling the censer, all below a key-fret border collaring the rim, the fitted domed cover finely decorated in openwork with four pairs of confronting kui dragons enclosing four shou characters and surmounted by an everted-rim finial, the stone of a deep spinach-green tone mottled with lighter grey and darker specks, wood stand

Condition

The overall condition of this censer and cover is very good. The inner footrim has a nick that has been polished down. The colour is similar to that of the catalogue illustration.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

Jade covered incense burners worked in the form of archaic ritual bronze vessels were popular in the Qianlong period, and there are several examples preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing. For an example in spinach-green of related form, but without pierced reticulation as on the current example, see Zhongguo meishu fenlei quanjiZhongguo yuqi quanji. 6. Qing, Hebei, 1991, p. 237, pl. 348.