A JUNYAO PURPLE-SPLASHED TRIPOD CENSER, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTY China, 12^th-14^th century. The compressed body is raised on three cabriole legs, surmounted by a tubular neck rising to a canted flat lip with raised edge, covered overall in a thick, finely crackled turquoise-blue glaze, thinning to mushroom at the rim, with light splashes of purple, part of the feet unglazed revealing the gray body burnt to orange at the edges.

Provenance: North American trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including pitting, and glaze recesses, a minuscule glaze chip to the interior.

Weight: 173.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8 cm

Expert's note: This censer is notable for its remarkably luscious and thick glaze, which dramatically pools over the feet and base, thereby forming big drops, the color interspersed with splashes of purple and oxidized green. Please go through all our detail images online at www.zacke.at to study the depth, variety and splendor of this inimitable glaze.

Literature comparison:
A similar Junyao tripod censer of comparable size is illustrated by J. Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol. I, Geneva, 1968, A 38.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 15 September 2016, lot 802
Price: USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small purple-splashed Junyao tripod censer, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related glaze, form, and size (8 cm)



金至元鈞窯紫斑三足爐
中國，十二至十四世紀。香爐口沿平出，直頸，鼓腹，下出三足。器身施淺青色釉，腹部局部紫斑，外部泛著孔雀石綠色的色調。足部邊緣露出灰色胎，燒成橘黃色。

來源：北美古玩交易市場。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，包括點蝕和釉面凹陷，內部有微小的釉屑。

重量：173.6 克
尺寸：直徑8 厘米

專家注釋：此香爐釉色釉色濃艷，在足底形成釉滴，顏色中夾雜著紫色和綠色。 請在線瀏覽所有的詳細圖片，欣賞這種無與倫比的釉料的深度、多樣性和光彩。

文獻比較：
一件相近的鈞窯紫斑三足爐，見J. Ayers，《The Baur Collection》，卷一，日內瓦，1968年，編號A 38。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2016年9月15日，lot 802
價格：USD 16,250（相當於今日EUR 20,000）
描述：金至元鈞窯藍釉紫斑爐
專家評論：比較非常相近的釉面、外型和尺寸(8 厘米)。