Lot 3501. A rare soft-paste white-glazed incised 'chrysanthemum' censer, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 5 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 400,000. Price Realized HKD 1,600,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013

The vessel is after a bronze prototype with a cylindrical cross-section, supported on three squat cabriole legs. Incised on the interior with a centralised chrysanthemum motif, and the exterior and legs with scrolling chrysanthemum, box.

Provenance: Christie's New York, 16 September 1998, lot 91.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Including The Su Zhu An Collection of Inkstones), Hong Kong, 27 November 2013