The squat globular body raised on three tapering feet, the rim issuing two twisted-rope loop handles, covered overall with a creamy-white glaze.
Note: Compare with a related blanc-de-chine incense burner, Ming dynasty, similarly potted with twisted-rope handles, and the base impressed 'Huai De Yao Zhi' mark ('Made in the Huaide kiln'), illustrated in Dehua Wares collection by the Palace Museum I, Beijing, 2016, pp.246-247, no.99.
Image courtesy of the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Another related blanc-de-chine tripod incense burner, 17th century and featuring twisted-rope handles, is illustrated by R. Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Berkeley, 2002, p.22, fig.C.
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