Lot 333
  • 333

A DEHUA INCENSE BURNER 17TH CENTURY

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 HKD
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Description

  • ceramic
  • 15cm
of bombé form, flanked by a pair of lion mask handles, the base with an apocryphal Xuande seal mark in archaic script

Provenance

Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in the family.

Condition

The incense burner is in overall good condition. There are minor firing imperfections, including faint body lines and firing lines.
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