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A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 169
TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER

14th/15th century
Robustly potted and raised on three mask-
and-paw feet, the rim canting inward above
a wide shallow well and two bands of raised
bosses extending around the curving exterior,
covered with a lustrous olive-green glaze
falling short of the centre of the interior and
the raised bevelled disc on the base, both
burnt orange in the firing. 26.7cm (10 1/2in)
diam.

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000

Provenance
An English private collection, acquired in the
1970-80s, and thence by descent.

Compare with a similar Longquan celadon
tripod incense burner in the British Museum,
dated Yuan to Ming dynasty, c.1300-1400,
illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics
in the British Museum, London, 2001, p.495,
16:87 fig.1.

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A LONGQUAN CELADON ‘BUDDHIST
LION-FORM’ WATER DROPPER
The small water vessel modelled as a
Buddhist lion with a curly mane and tail, with
a Luohan perched upon its back, all covered
in a rich pea-green glaze. 9cm (3 1/2in) wide

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

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A QINGBAI ‘LOTUS’ BOWL
Southern Song Dynasty
The small vessel with incised lotus petals to
the exterior, raised on a small foot rim, glazed
and fired upside down, the pale biscuit visible
at the mouth rim. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) diam

£600 - 1,000 HK$6,000 - 10,000
CNY5,200 - 8,600

Provenance
Purchased from John Sparks Ltd. 5 March
1981
The collection of Dr Cheng-te-Kun

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