Damascened bronze incense box with lion dogs, Qing dynasty, China, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

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Damascened bronze incense box with lion dogs, Qing dynasty, China, 18th century. A small circular damascened bronze incense box. The slightly domed cover is etched with a design of two lion dogs under flowering peony and begonias infilled in gold. The lower half has a band of gilt birds amongst fruiting and flowering trees. The interior is gilded and there are borders of hatch pattern.

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Size: 2831px × 2215px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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