A CHINESE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER

QIANLONG 1736-95

The compressed body and domed cover decorated in low relief with archaistic taotie masks, with dragon head-shaped handles suspending loose rings to two sides, the finial carved in openwork as a coiled dragon grasping a sacred pearl, all raised on a flared foot incised with a key fret band, the stone of a pale green tone with some white and russet inclusions, with a paper label for Spink & Son Ltd to the base, 15.5cm across. (2)

Provenance: by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017). Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 29th June 1967. The original invoice is available.