Asian Art - 15th November 2017
Lot 627
A MASSIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE INSCRIBED INCENSE BURNER MID 17TH CENTURY The body decorated...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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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)