Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Massive Chinese Longquan celadon tripod censer, early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) the bulbous body covered in a dark green glaze and rising from three splayed animal and paw feet, with a short recessed neck and everted rim, decorated to the exterior with an incised design of pendant flower heads against a diaper ground, the neck with an undulating wave pattern.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 37cm. (14 1/2in.); height: 14.5cm. (5 3/4in.)
Condition:
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Provenance:
Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967), collection, 'A10' See British Musuem
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP