Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

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Lot 457
  • 457

A 'ZHEJIANG' CELADON TRIPOD CENSER YUAN / EARLY MING DYNASTY

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

the squashed globular body rising to a waisted neck and everted rim, flanked at the shoulders by a pair of loop fish handles, all supported by three zoomorphic mask feet

Catalogue Note

A similar censer was sold in these rooms 10th December 1968, lot 97. For another similar example with looped fish handles see the Kempe Collection Catalogue, no. 133. See also a Yuan dynasty tripod jar in the Percival David Foundation (PDF222).