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A ‘LONGQUAN’ TRIPOD CENSER
MING DYNASTY
the lobed globular body raised on three
tapering feet, the everted rim supporting two
‘rope twist’ loop handles, each lobe freely
carved with a ß oral spray below a cloud scroll
at the rim, applied overall with a rich sea-green
glaze stopping irregularly above the base of the
feet to reveal the body burnt orange in the Þ ring
Height 6⅛ in., 15.6 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 29th October 1991, lot
24.
$ 10,000-15,000
㖶ġġġ漵㱱䩘曺慱⇣丷㝅咖䲳䳊俛ᶱ
嵛䆸
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楁㷗喯⭴㭼1991⸜10㚰29㖍炻䶐嘇24

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A RARE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-
GLAZED STAND
MING DYNASTY
247 sturdily potted and carved in openwork design,
the open circular footring supporting rounded
sides rising to an angled neck and a ß at everted
rim, the sides cut-away with Þ ve T-shaped
apertures with barbed edges, the remaining
body forming leaf-shaped vertical supports
each carved with a leaÞ ng ß oral spray, the
neck pierced with two cloud-form apertures
and three circular ones, the rim incised with
simpliÞ ed classic scroll, covered allover with an
unctuous seagreen glaze save for a ring under
the base burnt orange during Þ ring, associated
metal liner and support, two Japanese wood
boxes (7)
Diameter 10⅜ in., 26.4 cm
$ 15,000-25,000
㖶ġġġ漵㱱䩘曺慱⇣剙⹏

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