Gift Details

9" diameter bronze incense burner with animal head ring handles. Bowl and legs have inlaid lacquer, shell, and mother-of- pearl traditional motifs and figures. Matching lid has open ventilation slots, inlaid folk instruments motif, and is capped with a ``fu dog'' finial. Burner stands on a tripodial base with plaque that reads ``With the compliments from H.E. Mr. Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.'' Recd-- September 13, 1999. Est. Value--$500. Archives Foreign.

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