A BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' TRIPOD CENSER
Late Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
H: 15 cm (5.75 in)
D: 17 cm (6.75 in)(body)
Finely potted and supported on three lion-mask cabriole feet, this globular censer is painted in underglaze cobalt blue with alternating figural scenes of boys at play in garden settings, enclosed within shaped cartouches against a densely hatched diaper ground. The shoulder is decorated with floral roundels, while a band of upright lappets encircles the rim.
Lot location: Cebu, the Philippines
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