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A YAOZHOU CARVED CELADON TRIPOD CENSER
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
The small censer is modelled with a flat rim supported on a waisted neck carved with a
cross-hatched pattern. The compressed body is freely carved with elegant foliage scrolls, all
supported on three cabriole feet emanating from beast heads. The exterior and underside
are covered in an olive green glaze suffused with bubbles.
4 ¡ in. (11 cm.) diam., box
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000
Compare the present lot to an almost identical censer in the Art Institute of Chicago
Collection, reference no. 2013.221.
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