20th century, an ornately decorated censer, the cover having pierced gilt bronze encircling a turquoise ground floral cloisonne that is surmounted with two reclining qilin, the handles of the censer are shaped mythical beasts, polychrome enamels in shades of blue, pink, and yellow in various patterns decorate the body of the censer, three rounded cloisonne legs extend down from gilt bronze mythical beast heads.

20.5 in.

Collection of the Underwood Family, Newton, NC

Loss to some of the bronze elements; some pushes to bronze; darkening of areas of bronze; possibly an element lost to red glass bead on lid; loss to interior blue cloisonne; some deterioration to bronze on interior of lid; cloisonne stable.

$500 - 1,000