A PAIR OF CHINESE COPPER 'LUDUAN' INCENSE BURNERS

Possibly early 20th century

Each standing four-square, with a stocky ovoid body entangled with sprigs of lingzhi fungus and a fluffed-up tail, adorned with a necklace of tassels and a bell, the head encircled with a thick mane fastened to the body with a hinge, the mouth open wide to release smoke, revealing rows of fangs and tongues, the bulging eyes looking skywards, with a single curved horn to the top of the head between perked up ears, the undersides with four-character Qianlong marks

35cm x 35cm, 12kg (3)

铜麓端香炉一对, 可能为二十世纪早期, 款识