Lot 204. A glazed 'dragon' tripod censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); 13.5 cm, 5 3/8  in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body supported on animal-mask surmounted cabriole legs, rising to a cylindrical neck and galleried rim, moulded with two dragons chasing a 'flaming pearl', covered to the exterior and interior of the rim with a green-tinted glaze over a white slip, the base of the feet unglazed.

Provenance: Collection of Carl Kempe.

Bibliography: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 513. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 10 mai 2017, 02:00 PM