An Extremely Rare Robin’s-Egg-Glazed Tripod Censer, Mark and Period of Yongzheng, 1723 - 1735. Estimate: HK$ 4,500,000 - 6,500,000 (US$ 576,900 - 833,300). Photo Poly Auction.

The round sides rise to a straight mouth, flanked by a pair of upright arched handles on the rim and rest on three short tapered feet. The whole body is covered with a thick bright and vibrant turquoise glaze suffused with mottling of deep red and violet. The extraordinary effect of Robin’s egg-glaze was invented during the Yongzheng reign and is made by stippling turquoise glaze coloured with copper with the mixture of arsenic as an opacifier. H 10.8 cm. D 16 cm.

Poly Auction HK - 2015 Autumn Auction‏. Suites 701-708, 7/F, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong. E: rli@polyauction.com.hk - T: (852)2303-9892 - F: (852)2303-9888