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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 418177, member: 2844&quot;]Good morning, mmarco. Gorgeous censer, but it looks very much like bowenite, as Holly thought, not jade. And 20th century, slightly too glossy to be Qing.</p><p>I don&#039;t know if you&#039;ve noticed, but the upper edge of the rim of the lid, and the little roundel the lion is on, look a bit wobbly, not nice straight lines. Qing dynasty censers of this type have more perfection in the detail. Even if they are not highly detailed (intentionally), everything looks perfect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although most of these censers are made as objets d&#039;art, often gifts, they can be used. The lid is taken off to burn incense, and put back on when not in use.</p><p>The one in the link is a collector&#039;s piece, nephrite jade, pretty close to mutton fat jade, beautiful bat handles. It has &#039;I want&#039; written all over it. Or maybe &#039;for AJ&#039;.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think that statement hadn&#039;t been censored.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(I&#039;ll go and hide now.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie17" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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