Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 275
A Chinese junyao tripod incense burner Song/Yuan dynasty
Estimate £15,000 - £25,000 | Hammer £48000
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Description
A Chinese junyao tripod incense burner Song/Yuan dynasty, the compressed circular body rising to a cylindrical neck below a flaring rim, raised on three scrolling feet, decorated with a purple-splashed lavender-blue glaze, 7.1cm.
Provenance: the collection of Andrew Williams Esq., Oxfordshire.
Cf. Selection of Jun Ware, the Palace Museum's Collection and Archaeological Excavation, pp.88-91, nos.27 and 28 for related examples.