Lot Essay
Compare the censer to a similar example illustrated by Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl. 13C right, where it is dated 1675-1725
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A BLANC DE CHINE GUANYIN AND A BLANC DE CHINE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The goddess of Mercy shown seated and wrapped within the graceful folds of her full robes, the soft, round face well modeled in a contemplative expression, covered in a glaze of slightly bluish tone; the censer of shallow, rounded form below an everted rim, raised on three stylized dragon supports, the glaze of ivory tone, small chips to figure--8 and 3 in. (20.3 and 7.6cm.) high, wood stands and wood cover (2)
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The goddess of Mercy shown seated and wrapped within the graceful folds of her full robes, the soft, round face well modeled in a contemplative expression, covered in a glaze of slightly bluish tone; the censer of shallow, rounded form below an everted rim, raised on three stylized dragon supports, the glaze of ivory tone, small chips to figure--8 and 3 in. (20.3 and 7.6cm.) high, wood stands and wood cover (2)