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25 juillet 2016

A Dehua gui-form incense burner, 17th century

A Dehua gui-form incense burner, 17th century

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Lot 68. A Dehua gui-form incense burner, 17th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The incense burner is molded on the exterior with a band archaistic scrollwork, with two pairs of confronting dragons that are reserved on a leiwen ground flanked by dragon-form handles. There is an apocryphal Chenghua mark on the base. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) across handles. A few very minor iron spots in the glaze;  there is a small firing crack on the base and a further short firing crack on the interior below the rim; the centre of the interior has been left unglazedEstimation: USD 3,000 - 5,000

ProvenanceJ. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection. 
Roger Keverne, London, Spring 2010, no. 34.

Christie's on line. The Art of China.

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