A MASSIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE INSCRIBED INCENSE BURNER MID 17TH CENTURY The body decorated...

A MASSIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE INSCRIBED INCENSE BURNER

MID 17TH CENTURY

The body decorated with a pair of confronting dragons chasing a sacred pearl amongst clouds above waves and stylised rocks, with a panel of calligraphy to one side, the neck with a band of cranes in flight and clouds and a band of ruyi-heads to the rim, three rectangular holes to the foot and two to the shoulder for attaching handles and feet to the body, together with a wood stand, 46cm. (2)