A large white jade incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century | 清十八至十九世紀 白玉雕太獅少獅鈕龍首活環耳蓋爐

A large white jade incense burner and cover,

Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century

清十八至十九世紀 白玉雕太獅少獅鈕龍首活環耳蓋爐



the deep rounded body supported on three cabriole legs and flanked by a pair of dragon-head handles suspending loose rings, the fitted domed cover with four panels, each enclosing an archaistic dragon carved in shallow relief and shown in profile, surmounted by a knob rendered in the form of a Buddhist lion and its cub, the well-polished stone of an even white tone, wood stand

w. 24.8 cm