Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 76
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BAXIAN INCENSE BURNER KANGXI 1662-1722 The cylindrical body painted with...
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £12000
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BAXIAN INCENSE BURNER
KANGXI 1662-1722
The cylindrical body painted with a continuous scene of the Eight Immortals celebrating Shoulao's birthday, all with their various attributes, Shoulao sits on a rock with an attendant and a deer, all between chevron borders and raised on three rectangular feet, a reticulated wood stand, 19.8cm. (2)
Provenance: a Scottish private collection.
Cf. M Butler and Wang Qingzheng, Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, p.64 and 65 for another blue and white 'Eight Immortals' incense burner.