MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD CENSER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The censer of compressed globular form raised on three short cylindrical legs, enamelled on the exterior with continuous lotus blooms between buds issuing leaves, the mouth rim supporting the evenly divided upright rope-twist handles, all on turquoise grounds
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Compare a very similar censer enamelled with chrysanthemum dated to the early 16th century in the Pierre Uldry Collection, illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Catalogue, no. 53, together with two related examples of the period, nos. 54 and 55. Another comparable example decorated with grapes is in the National Palace Museum, Taibei, illustrated Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, 1999, no. 5.

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