Lot 676. A celadon crackle-glazed tripod censer and a Longquan celadon-glazed dish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The larger, 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500. Price realised GBP 2,125. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The censer is carved around the body with a faint band of ruyi-heads and is applied with two animal-head handles. It is surmounted with a carved and pierced wood stand with an ivory figural finial. The dish is carved to the interior with ridges emanating from the centre, the glaze pooling to a darker tone within the crevices.

Provenance: The censer: acquired in Beijing in February 1959.
The dish: acquired in Jinan on 12 November 1958.
Property from the collection of Cedric and Anne-Charlotte Maby.

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, London, South Kensington, 15 May 2015