A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER

QING DYNASTY

Cast as a lion-like beast with its head turned to sinister and raised, baring its teeth, the reticulated cover decorated with formal scrolls above a band of key fret, the caparison cast in relief with lotus scrolls, the body inset with coral and turquoise-coloured beads, 33cm high, 35cm across, 2kg. (2)

Provenance: from an Asian private collection.

Cf. Sotheby's London, 'Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection', 12th June 2003, lot 83 for a related example; see also Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th October 2014, lot 3357 for another comparable piece.