Lot 290. A large 'Dehua' tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

of compressed rounded form raised on tapering feet, the lipped rim set with two rope-twist handles, the base impressed with a Huaideyao Zhi square mark - Width 7 3/4  in., 19.7 cm

From the Collection of Richard Lehman Gray

Notes: A closely related example bearing the same kiln mark from the Edward T. Chow collection and sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1981, lot 473. A similar but smaller example in the Hickley Collection is illustrated in Rose Kerr and John Ayers, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua, Chicago, 2002, pl. 81 and another in P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, col. pl. B.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept. 2016, 10:30 AM