Fine Asian Art - 19th May 2026

Lot 83

A CHINESE SOFT PASTE CRACKLE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC INCENSE BURNER

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2413

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Description

A CHINESE SOFT PASTE CRACKLE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC INCENSE BURNER
FOUR-CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

The square-section body moulded with taotie masks and set with side handles, the mark faintly incised to the base, with a wood stand and cover, 10cm across. (3)

Cf. Roger Keverne, Winter Exhibition, 2009, no. 48 for a related soft paste vessel, see also Robert Blumenfield, Blanc de Chine, fig. B, p.198 for another related example.

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