A small Longquan celadon-glazed tripod incense burner, Ding, 14th-15th century
Lot 30. A small Longquan celadon-glazed tripod incense burner, Ding, 14th-15th century. Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 (€11,000 - 17,000). Sold for £ 10,625 (€ 12,081). Photo Bonhams.
The compressed globular body rising on three cabriole legs, with a pair of applied D-shaped handles joining the shoulder to the edge of the everted rim, covered overall with a glaze of sea-green colour, with a Japanese Meiji period silver cover finely decorated with openwork reticulated designs, Japanese wood box. 7.3cm (2 7/8in) diam. (3).
Note: Compare a similar Longquan celadon glazed incense burner, ding, 14th/15th century, from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated by Tsai Mei-fen, Green - Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, pl.114.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET