A cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze tripod censer
Qianlong incised five-character mark and of the period
Of compressed globular form with a short flared neck and flat everted rim mounted with a pair of upright handles, supported on three cabriole legs, brilliantly enamelled in rich colours with lotus flowers amidst dense floral scroll, all on a turquoise ground, enamelled with collars of ruyi motifs at the shoulder and above the legs, the underside inset with a gilt-bronze square incised with the four-character mark and the character zhen.
11.3cm (4 1/2in) high.
