Lot 681. A 'Longquan' celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 9 1/2  in., 24.1 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body supported on three mask-and-paw feet and rising to a waisted shoulder and galleried rim set with two rope-twist handles, the exterior carved with a trellis band around the body between applied rosettes above and below, the interior centered with a stamped floral spray medallion, covered overall in a brilliant seafoam-green glaze save for the central medallion and the raised disc on the base, Japanese openwork silver cover and two Japanese wood boxes (7)