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A FINE AND RARE WHITE PORCELAIN RETICULATED INCENSE
BURNER
Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 19th century
The cylindrical vessel set on a splayed foot and decorated with a continuous
reticulated frieze of young bamboo leaves, the shallow cover decorated on
the top with an incised design of a chrysanthemum and applied with a loop
finial, covered in a clear glaze showing light blue where it is thicker
With a wood tomobako storage box
41 x 15 3/8in (104 x 39cm)
$60,000 - 80,000

For a similar reticulated incense burner, see Kurahashi Tojiro ed., Richo
hakuji (Joseon-Period White Porcelain), Tokyo, Koseikai Shuppanbu, 1932,
cat. no. 4
This incense burner bears a fine glaze with even, light blue hues, highly
prized among collectors of white porcelain. The cover is delicately incised
with a chrysanthemum and the glaze has collected in the recesses of the
design.

(alternate view)

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