A Chinese ge-glazed censer, Qing dynasty.
Round, tripod, decorated in a ge glaze. Heigth 9 cm. Diameter widest part 19 cm.
Cracks.
Provenance
From a Swedish Noble family, Läckö Castle.
Literature
Compare with Pierson 1999 / Illustrated catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.57, no.A30)
Yorke Hardy 1953 / Tung, Ju, Kuan, Chun, Kuang-tung & Glazed I-hsing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.31, no.A30, pl.XIII).
More information
官 (guan ‘official’) celadon ge glaze was invented in the Southern Song dynasty (AD 1127–1279) and remained popular in the Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republican periods. Some were made at Jingdezhen and others in Zhejiang province.
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