LOT 0074 SILVER BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER & JADE FINIAL
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Chinese Tripod bronze censer with elaborately carved lid and jade finial. Large bulbous body with horse-shoe shaped handles with key fret decorated, domed hardwood lid and rectangle jade finial. Tripod footings protrude from the bottom of the censer. The midsection of the surface, the legs are adorned with taotie mask ornamentations and archaistic patterns ensconce . The dome lid carved of rococo motif. The whole piece is then sanded and polished into a uniform surface. Beautiful Chinese censer that allures the eye, displaying an amazing level of craftsmanship. Crusted gold-brown-silver patina covers the vessels body. Dimensions: 5-1/2" H x 4-1/2" W PROVENANCE: From the private collections of Madame Kimball, of Boston, Massachusetts, by inheritance. Records bought from AMEUBLEMENTS ANCIENS, Faiences & Porcelaines, Bibelots & Tapisseries Anciennes, 3 Rue Des Saints-Peres, Paris (6). Dealers in Works of Art & Antiques, Curios, Armor, Plate, China, Jewels, etc. LOT NOTES: The taotie is a motif commonly found on Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou dynasty. The design typically consists of a zoomorphic mask, described as being frontal, bilaterally symmetrical, with a pair of raised eyes and typically no lower jaw area. Some argue that the design can be traced back to jade pieces found in Neolithic sites such as the Liangzhu culture (3310–2250 BC). In ancient Chinese mythology like "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the taotie is one of the "four evil creatures of the world" or four fiends, along with Hundun, Qiongqi and Taowu). On the opposite side, there are Four Holy Creatures in Chinese mythology which are called Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger and Black Tortoise. The four fiends are also sometimes juxtaposed with the four benevolent animals which are Qilin, Dragon, Turtle and Fenghuang.
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