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Current bid: $1,000 CAD
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Paddle # Date Amount

949908 24-Apr-2025 09:16:09 AM $1,000 AutoBid

The bidding history list updated on: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 03:11:18

LOT 133

Japanese

A Very Large Japanese Bronze 'Shishi' Tripod Censer and Cover, Meiji Period (1868-1912) 明治時期 銅製獅子三足爐
bronze
34 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 25 1/2 in, 87.6 x 59.7 x 64.8 cm

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 CAD

Sold for: $1,250

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PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Japan, then Vancouver, 1940
By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver


The censer raised on three paw-form feet with a globular body and funnel neck, the shoulder with raised Chinese Ming-style inscription, and the surface with various cast shishi dogs, brocade balls, and phoenixes, all flanked by a pair of large bamboo handles, the cover with pierced cloud-form openings, additional shishi dogs and a large shishi as a finial.


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