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Lot Essay
As porcelain was a medium that was relatively easy to control and decorated to high standards of imperial quality, it was frequently used to simulate a variety of other works of art such as hardstones, cloisonne-enamels, wood, lacquer, and in this instance bronze. For a discussion on the virtuosity of the Chinese potters during the Qianlong period in simulating other materials in porcelain, see S. Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1971, p. 67.
It is unusual to find porcelain in imitation of splashed-gilt bronzes of the Ming period. Similar Qianlong-marked porcelain censers moulded in this form were sold at Sotheby's London, 9 June 1992, lot 268; and at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 680. Compare two related imitation bronze examples both in a reddish-brown glaze: a baluster vase, sold at Sotheby's New York, 25 October 1975, lot 219; and bombe-shaped censer from the Edward T. Chow Collection, Part II, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 16 December 1980, lot 527.
It is unusual to find porcelain in imitation of splashed-gilt bronzes of the Ming period. Similar Qianlong-marked porcelain censers moulded in this form were sold at Sotheby's London, 9 June 1992, lot 268; and at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 April 2001, lot 680. Compare two related imitation bronze examples both in a reddish-brown glaze: a baluster vase, sold at Sotheby's New York, 25 October 1975, lot 219; and bombe-shaped censer from the Edward T. Chow Collection, Part II, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 16 December 1980, lot 527.