A pair of Japanese bronze and partially gilt covered censers, late 19th century

Lot #189 - A pair of Japanese bronze and partially gilt covered censers, late 19th century

Auction House:

Sotheby's Australia
Sale Name:

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
Sale Date:

25 Oct 2016 ~ 6pm
Lot #:

189
Lot Description:

A pair of Japanese bronze and partially gilt covered censers, late 19th century
each in three sections, cast in high relief, the base encircled with a dragon above shells tossed among waves, supporting the vase springing from a compressed globular section with turtles swimming among waves, the steeply rounded sides decorated with seven cranes in flight among scrolling clouds below the galleried key-fret rim, the cover pierced with a frieze of phoenix and clouds surmounted by an eagle with wings outstretched perched on rockwork gazing down at a snake coiled beneath, the relief decoration highlighted in gilding, marked Dai Nippon Yoshida zo, Kyoto
80 cm high
Estimate:

A$6,000 - 8,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Oriental

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.