Gigi Yu
Head of Department
Lot 303
A CELADON-GLAZED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Ming Dynasty
29 May 2023, 13:00 HKT
Hong Kong, AdmiraltySold for HK$57,600 inc. premium
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Tracy Hui
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A CELADON-GLAZED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Ming Dynasty
Of compressed globular form, the body surmounted by an everted rim set with two U-shaped handles, supported on three tall feet, the exterior covered overall with a jade-green glaze, gilt-silver cover and box.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) high (3).
Of compressed globular form, the body surmounted by an everted rim set with two U-shaped handles, supported on three tall feet, the exterior covered overall with a jade-green glaze, gilt-silver cover and box.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) high (3).
Footnotes
明 龍泉青瓷鼎式爐
Provenance:
Collection of Suiseikyo, by repute
Collection of Suiseicharyou, by repute
來源：
傳翠青居舊藏
傳醉星茶療遞藏
See a related example of Longquan celadon incense burner of archaic bronze ding form, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 16th century, illustrated by Tsai Mei-fen in Green: Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, pl.115. Compare also a Longquan celadon-glazed tripod incense burner, 15th-16th century, sold in our London rooms, 12 November 2015, lot 31.
此類香爐為文人桌案雅玩，與本器同樣以青銅鼎為原型的見台北故宮藏一例龍泉三足爐，惟外壁以劃花為飾，見《碧綠-明代龍泉窯清瓷》，台北，2009年，圖版115。另倫敦邦瀚斯2015年11月12日亦售一件十五至十六世紀龍泉青瓷鼎式爐，拍品31。