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A famille verte joss stick holder, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).

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5 000 - 7 000 SEK
481 - 674 EUR
554 - 775 USD
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A famille verte joss stick holder, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722).

A buddhist lion on a tall pinth, glazed in the colours yellow, aubergine, green and white. Height 20.5 cm.

One eye missing. Chip.

Provenance

Property of a private Swedish collector.

Exhibitions

Compare with a joss stick holder of this type in the British Museum, registration number
1905,0519.56.

Literature

Harrison-Hall 2001 / Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum (15:17). Jessica Harrison-Hall discusses that these incense-stick holder may have been produced at a kiln which manufactured glazed roof tiles.