Covered tripod incense burner, China, 18th century

Covered tripod incense burner, China, 18th century Made of white-glazed porcelain, it has a flattened spherical shape resting on three curved legs, each emerging from a mythological animal mask modeled in relief and enhanced with iron-red glaze and gilding. The body is fitted with two opposing handles shaped like Buddhist lion heads (shizi), their mouths open, designed to hold rings that are now missing. The neck is accented by a frieze of foliage painted in iron red and highlighted with gold. I

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