A RARE DEHUA PORCELAIN CENSER DECORATED WITH OVERGLAZE ENAMELS AND MOULDED BAGUA TRIGRAMS

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

Result:

906 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, inscribed at the base baizi qiansun, late Ming dynasty
D. 24 cm
Collection von Rintelen, descendant of Tsar Alexander II, in family possession since at least the 19th c.
Compare this rare decorated censer with a similar painted vase preserved in the collection of Sir Michael Butler, published by Canepa/ Butler ‚Leaping the Dragon Gate‘, London, 2021, no. III.5.15, p. 504, Inv.no. 1217 where the author notes that similar decorated pieces were certainly produced for the Domestic market. See also another vase from the Percival David Collection, preserved in the British Museum. This vase has also a rare enamel decoration of peony flowers and a phoenix and a red enamel inscription on the base inside the foot. The inscription reads 長命葍貴 (chang ming fu gui ‘long-life riches and honour’), PDF 758 - Slightly chipped, minor wear

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