A LARGE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

A LARGE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER

MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

明十六世紀 龍泉窰青釉刻錦紋索耳三足大爐



the globular body divided into three broad lobes all supported on three sturdy legs and surmounted by an upright neck, an everted rim set with two rope-twist handles, the lobed sides carved with a diaper pattern bordered by an incised rope-twist at the shoulder and keyfret around the neck, covered overall in an olive-green glaze, the black-lacquered wood cover carved in openwork with fruiting and flowering branches (2)

Width 11½ in., 29.2 cm