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A blue glazed censer, Qing dynasty, 18th Century.

Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
875 - 1 310 EUR
922 - 1 380 USD
Hammer price
11 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A blue glazed censer, Qing dynasty, 18th Century.

The incense burner is of compressed bombe form supported on a tapering foot rising to a rounded body and a flaring rim. The exterior is covered with a fine cobalt blue glaze. The mouth rim, interior sides and foot rim are glazed white. The recessed base is left unglazed.laze. Height 7 cm. Diameter 12 cm.

Wear to interior from use. Firing flaws.

Provenance

From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur of Asian Works of Art. This is part of a collection, a collection that was assembled not only with great care, but also with a deep curiosity and passion for learning - a true academic collection. The collector has been actively buying and studying Chinese porcelain since the early 1970’s.

Exhibitions

Porcelain incense burners were often made after bronze examples and many were produced in Dehua. The present incense burner, however, was produced in Jingdezhen where most incense burners were painted in blue and white, rather than monochrome glazed. The glazed foot rim is a further unusual feature, probably for protecting a wooden surface from scratching.