Lot 3215. An Imperial Duck Shape Incense Burner, Early Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century. L 45cm. Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - 2,800,000 (USD 229,714 - 357,333). Sold price HKD 2,124,000 (USD 271,063). © Poly Auction.

Well cast in two sections as a recumbent goose with slender, hollow-cast neck extended forward, the bill open as if the bird is honking and for the release of vapor, with a small ruyi motif cast in relief between the eyes and with small curled feathers at the corner of the eyes and along the length of the neck, the swept-back wings and the raised tail with further finely cast feathers, which are repeated on the sides of the box at the top of the bent legs and webbed feet. 

Provenance: Private Collection, United States, before 2000 
Christie's New York, 29 March 2006, lot 320
Jacques Barrère Collection, Paris.

Poly Hong Kong. Eternal Treasure - A Selection of Important Chinese Sculptures from the Jacques Barrère’s Collection, 2 october 2018, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong