A CARVED AND MOLDED LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER, MING DYNASTY China, 15^th-16^th century. The deep rounded sides with a gently incurved rim and supported on three finely molded beast-mask feet with round bulging eyes, broad noses, and prominent teeth, the exterior boldly incised with a cross-hatched design below a double line border, covered overall in a finely crackled sea-green glaze that reveals the burnt orange body on the underside and the interior.

Provenance: From a private collection in Sussex, England, and thence by descent.
Condition: Very good condition with some wear and firing flaws, including firing cracks with associated tiny losses, pitting, and dark spots, intentional crackling.

Weight: 2,200 g
Dimensions: Diameter 25.2 cm



明代龍泉青釉三足爐
中國，十五至十六世紀。三足爐唇沿，爐身半球狀，邊緣微彎；沿下兩道陰刻兩道紋；三獸面足，獸面清晰可辨，雙眼圓睜，圓鼻，獠牙。通體施青色釉，爐身和爐底露胎，燒成橙色。

來源：英國薩塞克斯私人收藏，保存至今。
品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損和燒製缺陷，包括燒製裂紋以及相應的微小缺損和黑點，以及開片。

重量：2,200 克
尺寸：直徑 25.2 厘米