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Lot Essay
During the Song dynasty, the practice of incense burning transformed from a functional level to a spiritual pursuit for scholars, which spurred the production of censers of great refinement. The present Jun censer stands as one of the finest examples.
Compare with similar examples: a smaller one covered with a moon-white glaze in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Jun Ware, Beijing, 2016, pp.74-75, pl.29; another in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, included in Zhongguo Taoci Quanji, vol.12, Junyao, Kyoto, 1983, pl.18; and another illustrated in John Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva. Chinese Ceramics, Geneva, 1968, vol. 1, pl. A 37.
Compare with similar examples: a smaller one covered with a moon-white glaze in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Jun Ware, Beijing, 2016, pp.74-75, pl.29; another in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, included in Zhongguo Taoci Quanji, vol.12, Junyao, Kyoto, 1983, pl.18; and another illustrated in John Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva. Chinese Ceramics, Geneva, 1968, vol. 1, pl. A 37.