{"product_id":"chinese-quatrefoil-censer-pixiu-finial-qianlong-mark","title":"Chinese Copper-Alloy Quatrefoil Censer with Pixiu Finial, Openwork Dragon Lid and Qianlong Reign Mark, 18.3 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA Chinese copper-alloy censer of quatrefoil form, its domed lid pierced with dragons and sacred fungus and crowned by a snarling pixiu, the base bearing a Qianlong reign mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body follows the four-lobed mokko outline, the lobes swelling gently between narrow waists, and stands on four legs. Each leg is cast as a one-horned pixiu mask from whose jaws an animal foot emerges, a playful and finely resolved detail. The sides are worked in low relief with thunder-scroll grounds and writhing dragons, and a dragon forms each of the two handles, its head reaching up to the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid is the glory of the piece: a lobed dome of openwork in which dragons twist through clusters of lingzhi fungus, rising to a pierced finial in the shape of an open-mouthed pixiu head. Smoke from within would drift out through every gap in the tracery. The surface has a warm chestnut-brown patina, darker in the recesses, which brings the casting into sharp relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside bears a four-character mark reading \"made in the Qianlong reign\". Marks of this kind were applied both in the period and long after it; the piece is identified here by its mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e lidded quatrefoil (mokko) censer on four legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e cast copper alloy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Qianlong reign mark on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18.3 cm (7.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.5 cm (8.5 in); depth 12.5 cm (4.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 kg (3.1 lb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo notable marks or damage; even patina throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent, no notable marks)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChecked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Dust with a soft dry brush and avoid polishes, which would strip the patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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