A DATED BLUE AND WHITE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD CENSER AND STAND

DAOGUANG PERIOD, WITH CYCLICAL YEAR OF DINGWEI, CORRESPONDING TO 1847

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A DATED BLUE AND WHITE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD CENSER AND STAND
DAOGUANG PERIOD, WITH CYCLICAL YEAR OF DINGWEI, CORRESPONDING TO 1847
The body is painted with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, including the canopy which contains a fourteen-character inscription followed by a seal mark. The three feet and the pair of S-shaped handles are decorated with lotus flowers. The top of the stand is painted with the Three Abundances, sanduo, including peach, pomegranate and finger citron. The sides of the stand are decorated with ruyi-heads.
12. 1/8 in. (31 cm.) high without stand, wood cover with jade finial

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Lot Essay

The inscription 'Daoguang ding wei nian huai an guan jian du en ji gong feng' may be translated as 'respectfully made under the supervision of Huaian customs house during the cyclical year of dingwei during the Daoguang reign'.

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