A DEHUA TRIPOD CENSER, DING
18TH CENTURY
It is raised on tall cylindrical legs and upright handles. The exterior is incised and carved with a band of key pattern alternating with archaistic animal motifs between raised ribs. It is covered in a white glaze of pale greyish-blue tone
5.1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
E. T. Hall Collection, no. 231
Lot Essay
A similar example is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasure of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain (Beijing), Hong Kong, 1999, p. 118, pl. 108.
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