Lot 11. Property from an important European collection. A large blanc-de-Chine tripod incense burner, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; 22.8 cm. Lot Sold 444,500 HKD (Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

modelled after the form of archaic bronze ding, the deep U-shaped body rising from three tall cylindrical hollowed-out legs to a lipped rim set with a pair of upright handles, moulded around the exterior with a band of confronted dragons on a leiwen ground, enclosed by raised rib borders, covered overall with a thick ivory-tinted glaze.

Provenance: Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late 1960s.

Sotheby's. An Important European Collection of Chinese Ceramics - Acquired from Edward T. Chow, Hong Kong, 9 April 2024.