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THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' TRIPOD CENSER
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' TRIPOD CENSER
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
The censer is decorated to the exterior with the Eight Immortals holding various attributes, with Shoulao seated on a rock holding a ruyi sceptre, all surrounded by pine trees and lingzhi sprigs within a fenced garden, below a band of bird and flower cartouches to the wasted neck. The vessel is supported on three animal mask-form feet.
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) diam.
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
The censer is decorated to the exterior with the Eight Immortals holding various attributes, with Shoulao seated on a rock holding a ruyi sceptre, all surrounded by pine trees and lingzhi sprigs within a fenced garden, below a band of bird and flower cartouches to the wasted neck. The vessel is supported on three animal mask-form feet.
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
Brought to you by
Samantha Yuen