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Description
Vintage Bronze Chinese Censer With Foo Dog Lid. Chinese incense burner. Possibly circa 1920. No maker mark observed.
Dimensions
approximately …
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Vintage Bronze Chinese Censer With Foo Dog Lid. Chinese incense burner. Possibly circa 1920. No maker mark observed.
Dimensions
approximately H 14 x W 7 x D 7 inches.
Acquired from a large estate auction of an antique Asian art collector.
Censers originated from the pottery tripod vessels of the neolithic period. The earliest bronze examples date from the Shang (c 1600 – 1046 BC.) and the western Zhou (c 1045 – 771 BC.) and were used as ritual and sacrificial vessels. By the time of the Song dynasty 960 – 1279) censers were in the scholar's studio.
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- Dimensions
- 7ʺW × 7ʺD × 14ʺH
- Styles
- Chinese
- Chinoiserie
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Bronze
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Bronze
- Condition Notes
- Excellent used condition. Wear commensurate with age. Excellent used condition. Wear commensurate with age. less
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