A large cloisonné enamel incense burner Ming dynasty, 15th century | 明十五世紀 掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋三足撇口爐
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April 22, 07:57 AM GMT
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260,000 - 320,000 HKD
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A large cloisonné enamel incense burner
Ming dynasty, 15th century
明十五世紀 掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋三足撇口爐
resting on three gilt-bronze feet rendered with cloud scrolls echoed on the handles, the exterior enamelled with leafy scrolls issuing lotus blooms of various sizes, the interior of the flaring rim with a frieze depicting clusters of grapes, the underside with a double vajra centred with a yinyang symbol and surrounded by flowerheads, all brightly enamelled against a turquoise ground
22.6 cm
An important French private collection.
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It is rare to find a cloisonne incense burner of this large size and form. Its shape closely relates to blue and white basins from the Yongle period. Two such basins in the Qing Court collection are illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (I), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2000, nos 49 & 50. Another in the Tokyo National Museum is illustrated by Fujioka Ryoichi, Ming Blue and White, vol. 42, Tokyo, 1975, pl. 6.