A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644).  Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015.

The deep sides are raised on three cabriole legs and carved in relief with Eight Trigrams (bagua) between raised bands. The exterior is covered with a glaze of sea-green color that continues over the rim into the unglazed interior, and over the lower edge onto the base around an unglazed circle. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) diam., Japanese silver-gilt cover, Japanese wood box

Provenance: Private collection, Japan, since the late 19th-early 20th century

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza