Lot 1166. A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644);12 3/8 in. (4.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The heavily-potted censer is raised on three mask and paw supports. The shallow rounded sides curve inward to the flat rim and are carved with the Eight Trigrams between borders of small applied florets. It is covered overall with a bluish sea-green glaze ending in a slightly irregular circle in the interior around an unglazed area impressed with trellis pattern. 

Note: A very similar Longquan celadon censer, in the British Museum, is illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall in Chinese Ceramics, London, 2001, p. 495, no. 16:87. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza