The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023
Lot 1123
A SMALL CHINESE JUN YAO PURPLE-SPLASHED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5670
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Description
A SMALL CHINESE JUN YAO PURPLE-SPLASHED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
NORTHERN SONG/JIN DYNASTY OR LATER
The compressed circular body raised on three cabriole legs, with a straight narrow neck and an everted rim, the surface covered with a mottled light-blue glaze and with a lavender splash to the inside; the legs and base left unglazed; a paper label underneath reading 'OCS 2009, THE WORLD OF MONOCHROMES, NO.82', 5.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World of Monochromes, 2009, no.82.
Cf. Selection of Jun Ware, the Palace Museum's Collection and Archaeological Excavation, pp.88-91, nos.27 and 28 for related examples.