California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 07, 2021  Mar. 07, 2021

 Lot # 6446 
A ZITAN CARVED 'DRAGON' CENSER AND COVER    紫檀雕海八怪紋熏爐


  • Dimension: Height: 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm) Length: 7 1/8 in (18.1 cm) Width: 5 1/2 in (14.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $800
  • Estimate To: $1500

of rectangular section, the flaring sides supported on four feet and flanked by a pair of lion-mask handles, carved to the sides in relief with rectangular panels enclosing mythical beasts diving and splashing amid cresting, roiling waves, the reticulated cover with a pair of dragons in high relief darting among scrolling clouds, surmounted by a flaring cylindrical knop.


紫檀制成,包漿沈郁醇厚,木色漆黑,局部微透紫紅,質理堅實細密,表面牛毛棕密布,實甚佳料。爐呈倒梯形,斜腹,底四足著地,中開壺門。爐蓋鏤空鏨刻“龍紋”,鬢髯鱗角絲理規整,生動有致。腹部刻“海水八怪紋”,江崖海水激蕩洶湧,輝映海水八怪翻江倒海,爐側獸面雙獅耳。整器運刀精確細膩,圓潤渾厚,不露刀鋒,適於陳設。