PROVENANCE: From the Collections of Henry Windermere (1932- 2018) Covington, Georgia, served US Army for more than 28 years, retiring as a colonel. His received many military medals. He then became Westminster Services training coordinator and working as a program director for a defense contractor based in Xianggang China. Among his varied interests and passions were collecting Chinese art pieces. Dimensions (cm): Diameter: 17 Height: 18 Chinese Ming Dynasty Period Blue Glazed Tripod Amphora porcelain Censer. Potted in censer shape, spherical, wide opening lip, emerge S shape flanked on the shoulder create majestic handle, raised with three elephant legs. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in masterfully covered in an even coat of a deep blue glaze which terminates at the base to reveal the pure white under glaze. The blue glaze creates a mottled effect around the rim which is likened unto the blushing of human skin. Warm and uniform blue glaze applied to the whole bowl, only the outer bottom is white glazed. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy.