A DEHUA GUI-FORM INCENSE BURNER, 17TH CENTURYChina. Finely molded and incised on the exterior with a band of archaistic scrollwork between raised fillets, with two pairs of confronting dragons that are reserved on a leiwen ground flanked by dragon-form handles. Covered in an ivory-tinged clear glaze stopping to the interior below the rim.Provenance: From a noted German private collection.Condition: Minor wear and firing irregularities, few small hairlines, a minor chip to the rim which has been sensitively restored, one handle reattached.Weight: 454.4 gDimensions: Width 16 cm (across handles)Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 21 July 2016, lot 68Price: USD 7,500 or approx.EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Dehua gui-form incense burner, 17th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form with similar dragon-form handles, decoration with similar confronting dragons reserved on a leiwen ground, and glaze. Note the related size (16.5 cm).十七世紀德化簋形爐中國。簋形爐，外壁兩道弦紋之間有一圈雷紋，兩側是龍形耳。外壁通體和爐内局部覆蓋著象牙色釉。