A Doucai Tripod Censer Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period

of globular form with deep curved sides resting on three applied spherical feet, the rim applied with two loop handles, well painted to the exterior with six iron-red bats each separated by and facing a large lotus bloom on a scrolling leafy stem, all below a classic scroll and ruyi band at the rim, the base with wide unglazed ring revealing the body