18. M3634

£12,500

Description

Chinese Blanc de Chine cylindrical incense burner, lian, on three bracket feet, covered overall in a rich and even pale cream glaze, the interior with a three-character ink mark, Shu Zi Tang, “Hall of Shuzi”.

3 1⁄2 inches, 9 cm diameter.

Dehua, Fujian Province.

Late Ming dynasty, circa 1640.

Provenance & Additional Information

  • From an important French collection of a Lady, Saint Cloud, France.
  • Included by Marchant in their exhibition of Blanc de Chine, 2014, no. 89A, p. 117.
  • A similar example is illustrated by John Ayers in The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Marie Vergottis, no. 30, p. 59; two others were included by Marchant in their exhibition of Blanc de Chine, 1994, nos. 96 & 97, p. 64; another was included by Marchant in their exhibition of Blanc de Chine, 2014, no. 89, p. 117.
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