Lot 14. A small Jun tripod censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,280 - USD 15,420). Price realised GBP 13,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.

The vessel is supported on three feet, the rounded body rising to a waisted neck and everted rim. It is covered all over in a glaze of lavender-blue tones that thins at the rim to reveal the mushroom body. It has a later Japanese reticulated white metal cover, with Japanese reticulated white metal cover, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Private European Collection, acquired prior to 2000.

Note: This lot can be compared to the slightly smaller Jun tripod censer (5 cm. high), also with a Japanese reticulated metal cover, sold at Christie's New York, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: The Linyushanren Collection PII, 15 September 2016, lot 721 and the Jun tripod censer of the same size and form sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 2 October 2017, lot 100.

A miniature Jun tripod censer, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 2 in. (5 cm.) high. Sold for 37,500 USD at Christie's New York, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: The Linyushanren Collection PII, 15 September 2016, lot 721. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

Cf. my post: A miniature Jun tripod censer, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

A small Jun censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644); 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide. Sold for 100,000 HKD at Christie's Hong Kong, 2 October 2017, lot 100. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017.

Cf. my post: A small Jun censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644)

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2019