REPUBLIC PERIOD, C. 1912�1930.
A SUBSTANTIAL THREE-PIECE CENSER OF COMPRESSED GLOBULAR FORM, COMPLETE WITH A DOMED COVER AND A MATCHING TRI-FOOTED BASE. THE VESSEL IS CARVED FROM A PALE, CELADON-TONED HARDSTONE CHARACTERIZED BY EXTENSIVE AREAS OF OPAQUE, “CHICKEN-BONE” CALCIFICATION AND TRADITIONAL RUSSET VEINING. THE BODY AND COVER ARE DECORATED WITH FINELY INCISED ARCHAISTIC SCROLLS AND TAOTIE MASKS, ACCENTED BY A SUBTLE DARK INFILL TO THE LINEWORK.
APPROX. 4.375 IN HIGH
CARVED ‘CHICKEN-BONE’ WHITE HARDSTONE CENSER
REPUBLIC PERIOD, C. 1912�1930. A SUBSTANTIAL THREE-PIECE CENSER OF COMPRESSED GLOBULAR FORM, COMPLETE WITH A DOMED COVER AND A MATCHING TRI-FOOTED BASE. THE VESSEL IS CARVED FROM A PALE, CELADON-TONED HARDSTONE CHARACTERIZED BY EXTENSIVE AREAS OF OPAQUE, “CHICKEN-BONE” CALCIFICATION AND TRADITIONAL RUSSET VEINING. THE BODY AND COVER ARE DECORATED WITH FINELY INCISED ARCHAISTIC SCROLLS AND…