Lot 803. A coral-red enamelled tripod incense burner, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 8.4cm. Lot Sold 5,040,000 HKD (Estimate 400,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's

of shallow bombé form, resting on three short feet and surmounted by a pair of loop handles, evenly applied with a rich coral-red glaze on the exterior extending in a narrow band around the interior rim, the interior left white with a network of faint crackles, the base with a small recessed medallion glazed in white and bearing a four-character reign mark in underglaze blue, wood stand.

Provenance: Collection of Edward T. Chow (1910-80).

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19th May 1981, lot 525.

The Canton Collection, Hong Kong, and thence by family descent.

Note: A companion piece was sold in these rooms, 5th November 1997, lot 1521, and subsequently entered the Zhuyuetang Collection; it is illustrated on the cover of A Millennium of Monochromes. From the Great Tang to the High Qing. The Baur and the Zhuyuetang Collections, Geneva, 2018, and recently exhibited in the Unblemished Colours, Musée Guimet, Paris, 2024.

Sotheby's. Power & Culture – Heirlooms from the Poon Family Collection, Hong Kong, 16 October 2024